25th Global Gypsum Conference

The 25th Global Gypsum Conference, Exhibition and Awards will take place at the Grand Hotel Dino, in Baveno, near Milan, Italy, on 20 - 21 October 2027.

The annual Global Gypsum Conference is well-known around the world as the largest meeting of gypsum professionals and as the must-attend gypsum event. The 25th Global Gypsum Conference in 2027 will meet near Milan, Italy - in the heart of Europe - and will appeal to gypsum and wallboard producers from around the globe.

Issues covered at the Global Gypsum Conference

• Gypsum wallboard and plaster market trends
• Cutting-edge research in gypsum and wallboard production
• Plaster technology
• New applications for gypsum
• Beyond commodity wallboard
• Energy efficiency
• Recycling, sustainability and the environment

Who should attend?

• Product manufacturers
• Equipment suppliers
• Researchers
• Academics
• Technology companies
• Plant managers
• Market analysts
• Shippers & traders

24th Global Gypsum Conference, Exhibition and Awards 2026

14 - 15 October 2026 - Istanbul

Hyatt Regency Istanbul Ataköy

The 24th Global Gypsum Conference and Exhibition has successfully taken place in Istanbul, Türkiye, with a record 580 registered delegates. 

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What the delegates said about Global Gypsum Conference 2026 in Istanbul

• A heartfelt thank you to the Global Gypsum Conference and its outstanding organisers!
• Your dedication, professionalism, and hard work have created an excellent platform for knowledge sharing, innovation, and meaningful networking across the global gypsum industry.
• It was a pleasure to see industry professionals come together, exchange ideas, and build valuable connections. Congratulations to the entire organising team for delivering such an inspiring and successful event!
• Wishing the Global Gypsum continued success in bringing our industry closer together.
• Great conference. Great people. A stronger gypsum industry!
• Tutto eccellente organizzazione e partecipanti
• One unique moment in the year to meet worldwide Gypsum equipments suppliers in 48 h
• Istanbul was a great choice. Always enjoy talking, even if very briefly, to the conference organisers, immensely enjoy talking to attendees
• Staff is fantastic
• It was great to be part of this wonderful conference.
• We like to come always
• A great opportunity to maintain existing gypsum industry relationships and start new ones
• It was great to attend... also made many networking
• Good networking
• Very well organised
• The GCC is the proven and strongly established platform for our industry.
• It gives an excellent opportunity to network and understand where the industry is going
• Extremely efficient and good conference and exhibitions.
• Excellent organisation. They keep getting better.
• Great effort that the organisers put into the schedule.
• Excellent
• Big improvement
• This is our second time at the event, and we feel extremely welcome to the gypsum community. Everyone here is so lovely, friendly and inviting. There's lots of potential business to be made here, however, catching up with everyone makes the event even more worth it :-)
• I really liked the way to get contact.
• Global Gypsum is a unique forum to meet and exchange with the whole gypsum ecosystem across the world
• From start to finish the organisation to the venue the event ran smoothly and delivered excellent opportunities and information in equal quantities. We will returning next year, see you in Italy.
• Great conference! Well worth the time and cost to attend.
• An absolutely amazing event to attend in the gypsum world. There must be place if you involved in Gypsum at any level. Well organised, great speakers, excellent exhibitors, and a wonderful environment! It is truly the gypsum event of the year! It gets better and better every year! Kudos to the amazing staff that brings it all together.
• Was a really good conference! Looking forward to next year.
• Well organised
• Very well organised. Really appreciate the communication from that start of registration up until start of the conference.
• Well organised!
• Very good organised, good speakers, enough time for exchanges
• Good opportunity to meet lots of people from the industry in 2 days
• Very effective venue
• I like the facilitators.
• Thanks guys for another great Global Gypsum Conference. If you’re in the industry you need to be here.
• See you in Baveno!

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