World: The Business Research Company has forecast that the global synthetic gypsum market will be worth US$2.32bn in 2029, up at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% from 2024 levels. The research company attributed the anticipated growth to the development of alternative cement binders and new flue gas desulphurisation technologies.
Austria: Rail Cargo Group has launched a new service to transport recycled gypsum from Saint-Gobain joint venture GzG Gipsrecycling's gypsum recycling plant in Stockerau, Lower Austria, up to Saint-Gobain's gypsum wallboard plant in Bad Aussee, Styria. Saint-Gobain plans to begin using up to 40% recycled gypsum in its operations at the plant. The partners describe the service as creating Austria's first end-to-end circular gypsum supply chain. RailFreight News has reported that Austria's upcoming landfill ban for gypsum will enter force on 1 January 2026.
GzG opened its Stockerau plant, including a dedicated rail siding, in late October 2024.
India/Oman: The governments of India and Oman signed a free trade agreement on 18 December 2025. Swarajya News has reported that India imported US$6.6bn-worth of goods from Oman in 2024, including US$138m of gypsum, formerly subject to anti-dumping measures. Meanwhile, the deal will remove tariffs on US$3bn-worth (84%) of Indian exports to Oman, currently subject to an average duty of 5%.
Kyrgyzstan: A new 10Mm²/yr gypsum wallboard plant has launched in Dostuk, Jalal-Abad. The plant additionally commands 60,000t/yr of plaster production capacity. It cost a total of US$11.7m and has created 80 new jobs.
24.kg News has reported that the Dostuk plant is intended to reduce import dependence. Kyrgyzstan imported 8.5Mm² of gypsum wallboard in the first nine months of 2025.
Cabinet Chair and Chief of Staff Adylbek Kasymaliev said "According to the results of the first 10 months of this year, construction materials production exceeded US$572m, 8% of industrial production. The industrial sector is demonstrating steady positive growth, which is impacting overall macroeconomic indicators. Under these conditions, the opening of a new plant is of strategic importance."
