US: The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says that more than 71% of the US’ total annual imports of gypsum originate in Mexico. The association has highlighted the possibility of ‘scarcity and an acute, sustained rise in building materials costs’ as a result of new tariffs. The US government imposed 25% duties on products from Mexico and fellow North American country, Canada, on 4 March 2025.
NAHB said that it will ‘continue to seek a tariff exemption for building materials.’
Kyrgyzstan: A new gypsum wallboard plant has begun construction in Dostuk, Jalal-Abad Region, according to the Ministry of Economy and Commerce. CA-News has reported that the upcoming plant is the outcome of an agreement signed between Mega Union Industry and China-based Hengshui Decheng Machinery & Equipment in 2024.
Spain: Aminsa says that it will resume mining at its Villanasur Río de Oca gypsum quarry in Castile and León later in 2025. Local press has reported that the move aims to meet increased demand from Ireland-based James Hardie’s nearby Orejo fibre gypsum panel plant, which is undergoing an expansion.
UK: Adaptavate has partnered with British Land, Royal London Asset Management Property and office refurbishment company Overbury to test its Breathaboard 50% reduced-CO2 alternative wallboard at the 1 Triton Square mixed-use development in Camden, London. This is the product’s first large-scale commercial application.
Adaptavate produces Breathaboard from renewable agricultural feedstocks as a scalable, CO₂-sequestering alternative to conventional gypsum wallboard. It offers net reduction of 4kg/m3 of CO₂.
