Spain: Saint-Gobain Placo Ibérica plans to partly electrify production at its 30Mm²/yr Quinto gypsum wallboard plant in Zaragoza from mid-2027. Local press has reported that the producer will build a battery system, 6MW biomass power plant, 3MW solar power plant and 7km high-voltage power line to support the switch. It will reduce the Quinto plant’s CO₂ emissions by an anticipated 242,000t, its energy consumption by 30%, its natural gas consumption by 115GWh/yr and its water consumption by 50%.

The project has secured €20.8m in funding from the EU Innovation Fund.

India: Saint-Gobain India plans to invest US$1.14bn to ‘triple’ its business by 31 March 2031, the end of its 2031 financial year. The Hindu BusinessLine News has reported that the plan will target acquisitions and include gypsum wallboard. The producer expects market growth in gypsum wallboard, driven by its uptake in residential construction. Important markets include Tamil Nadu, where the group has committed to projects worth a total US$560m.

Saint-Gobain Asia-Pacific and India CEO Sreedhar Natarajan said “I am willing to acquire anything meaningful for our organisation.”

Canada: USG subsidiary CGC has begun commissioning its Little Narrows gypsum mine in Nova Scotia with a test shipment of gypsum. Broadcast News has reported that the mine is undergoing a US$73.1m ‘modernisation,’ following its idling in 2016. When fully operational in early 2027, the mine will supply CGC and USG gypsum products plants in Eastern Canada and on the US East Coast.

US: A shortage of alpha- and beta-hemihyrdate gypsum for construction and other applications reportedly ensued ahead of Knauf subsidiary USG's planned closure of its Southard gypsum mine and plant in Oklahoma, scheduled for November 2026. The International Community for Drymix Mortars' Drymix.Info newsletter cited industry sources reporting that customers are reformulating or seeking approvals for alternative sulphate sources.

USG attributed its decision to ‘escalating complexity and cost to mine and manufacture’ the specialised products in its portfolio.