China: Saint-Gobain Asia-Pacific commissioned a new, 64Mm²/yr gypsum wallboard plant at Kaiping, Guangdong province, on 10 July 2026. The producer said that the plant features automation, with a waste heat recovery plant, closed-loop water recycling systems and a captive renewable power supply. It will recycle 500,000t/yr of industrial by-products as ingredients in its gypsum wallboard production.

Oman: Minerals Development Oman subsidiary Oman Minerals Trading Company (OMTC) has signed a US$36.4m working capital facility with Sohar International Bank. Zawya News has reported that the facility will finance the development of its commercial operations, including the centralisation of OMTC’s trade and export of natural gypsum. This in turn will support expansion into new international markets, according to the company.

Uzbekistan: The government has announced plans for a new US$50m building materials complex in Qashqadaryo region, to include a gypsum wallboard plant. Report İnformasiya Agentliyi News has reported that the project is a ‘bilateral’ undertaking, involving investment from Azerbaijan. The complex will also produce dry building mixes.

Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Khurram Teshabaev described Qashqadaryo as ‘industrially developed,’ due to its gas and chemicals sector infrastructure.

US: Saint-Gobain has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a glass fibre plant in Lexington, North Carolina. The plant supplies glass fibre for use in the production of glass mat, a component of Saint-Gobain's GlasRoc X moisture-resistant reinforced gypsum wallboard, among other construction products. The parties expect the deal to close on 31 July 2026.

The Lexington glass fibre plant has served as a long-term supplier for Saint-Gobain’s local operations. Saint-Gobain previously inaugurated a glass mat plant at its nearby Oxford roofing complex in 2022.