Gypsum industry news
US: The Bureau of Land Management has approved American Gypsum’s proposal to expand its gypsum mine at Eagle, Colorado by around 40 hectares. The current quarry has been in operation since 1984. The mine and associated Eagle gypsum wallboard plant near Gypsum produce around 60Mm2/yr of wallboard and employ nearly 100 people. American Gypsum is the fifth largest producer of gypsum wallboard in North America, operating four wallboard plants.
Port of Motril continues to export gypsum 29 June 2020
Spain: The Port of Motril in Granada has resumed exporting gypsum from quarries in the province. A load of around 43,000t was despatched on the Desert Grace bulk carrier. Gypsum consignments from Motril started in late 2019 with two test shipments. The port hopes to export up to 0.4Mt/yr of raw gypsum.