Gypsum industry news
New Zealand lifts Level 4 lockdown outside of Auckland and permits gypsum wallboard production to resume in Auckland
09 September 2021New Zealand: The New Zealand government has announced the lifting of Level 4 lockdown outside of Auckland. Radio New Zealand News has reported that this will enable construction to resume. Inside Auckland, gypsum wallboard is among four ‘critical products’ that the government has allowed to resume production.
The Building Industry Federation (BIF) said that the government had listened to suppliers' concerns.
Report forecasts 11% year-on-year gypsum export growth
20 March 2020Oman: Zawawi Minerals has published a report in which it forecasts 11% year-on-year growth in gypsum exports, to 10.0Mt in 2020 from 9.00Mt in 2019. The report notes that Oman’s consistent supply of gypsum makes it the most important supplier to the Asian and South/East African regions. It contrasts the fitness of the Omani gypsum sector for exports with that of Pakistan, where bilateral trade with neighbouring India has been suspended since 7 August 2019.