Gypsum industry news

India: The Finance Ministry has imposed an anti-dumping duty on wallboard imported from China, Indonesia, Thailand and the UAE. The import tax has been declared valid for five years starting from 7 June 2012 when the provisional anti-dumping duty was first imposed. The duty excludes fire-resistant boards.

For wallboard imports from China, the duty is US$32.9/m³. For imports from Indonesia the duty is US$24.1/m³. For imports from Thailand, wallboard produced and exported by Siam Gypsum Industry (Saraburi) and Siam Gypsum Industry (Songkhla) has received a preferential rate of US$54.5/m³. All other wallboard imports from Thailand will receive a duty of US$73.8/m³. For imports from UAE produced and exported by Gypsemna Dubai the duty is US$12.3/m³. All other imports from UAE will receive a duty of US$20.2/m³.