Germany: A working group of gypsum producers in the Harz region has supported the Mission: Urban Forest Rescue 2024 reforestation initiative in Osterode, Lower Saxony. The group, including CASEA, Saint-Gobain, Rump & Salzmann and VG Orth, donated €12,500 to the initiative.
The Mayor of Osterode, Jens Augat, said "We are pleased about the companies' commitment to conservation, which goes far beyond the required level.”
Azerbaijan: A delegation from Knauf met Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov on 6 June 2024. Trend news has reported that the meeting covered the expansion of the parties’ collaboration, among other issues.
Australia: Shareholders in CSR have voted in favour of the company’s proposed acquisition by France-based Saint-Gobain for US$2.87bn.
CSR chair John Gillam said “The attractive value creation for shareholders arising from the planned acquisition by Saint-Gobain is a clear validation of the strategy and its successful execution by the CSR team under Julie Coates’ leadership. Organisations like Saint-Gobain don’t just casually start trading in a new country if they haven’t got a productive capacity to back up what they’re selling, so they’re looking to participate in this economy by acquiring at a very strong price.”
US: US gypsum wallboard sales grew by 1% year-on-year to 628Mm2 during the first quarter of 2024. The country imported 20.1Mm2 of gypsum wallboard, down by 13% year-on-year. Mexico supplied 19.3Mm2 (96%) and Canada 800,000m2 (4%) of imports. Meanwhile, the US exported 19.1Mm2 of gypsum wallboard during the quarter, 18Mm2 (94%) of it to Canada.
