Asia: UK-based alternative building products developer Adaptavate plans to launch its Breathaboard and Carbonboard wallboards and Breathaplast plaster across markets in Asia. The Gear by Kajima will collaborate on the launch, including hosting Adaptavate’s first-ever Asian demonstration at its Singapore headquarters.

Adaptavate has confirmed an upcoming project in Asia with a ‘multinational partner,’ and is currently exploring potential production and supply-chain partnerships to deploy its technologies at scale.

CEO Tom Robinson said that the Singapore installation “Shows how Adaptavate's products can integrate into Asian construction systems today — without disruption — while delivering healthier, lower-carbon buildings."

Belgium: Etex recorded sales of €3.75bn in the 2025 financial year, down by 0.8% year-on-year, but up by 2% on a like-for-like basis. Recurring earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (REBITDA) were €698m, up by 0.4%, and by 5% like-for-like, from 2024 levels. Net recurring profit reached €269m, up by 2%. Etex made capital expenditure investments of €299m, up by 13% year-on-year.

Etex’s full annual report for 2025 is due on 9 April 2026.

US: The Madison County Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a special use for Roy's Recycling to continue to operate its gypsum wallboard recycling plant in the county in Indiana. The Herald Bulletin newspaper has reported that the special use is subject to a ban on new wallboard intake and the continued processing of current inventory of 30,000t at 5000t/yr.

The plant had reportedly stored material outdoors in violation of its previous special use, leading to dust and water complaints from local residents.

Owner Randy Scott said "There are orders for everything produced. There is a need." He added that the company had planted 5000 trees in the vicinity of the plant to serve as a windbreak.

UK: Saint-Gobain subsidiary British Gypsum has launched Thistle MultiFinish gypsum wallboard finish. The producer says that the finish retains the same formulation and performance characteristics as existing products that require trowel finishing, while also being suitable for spray application. The company carried out tests on plasterboard using Agrekom Spray Plaster, Kosner MK20, Predator Pro Spray Plus and TurboMax TX770 spray applicators.

British Gypsum notes that spray application of finishes best suits mid- to large-scale construction projects.