France: Céline Da Silva has been appointed Group Strategy Director of Saint-Gobain, effective 1 October 2025. She will report to Maud Thuaudet, Chief Financial Officer. Da Silva succeeds Noémie Chocat, who will take on new operational responsibilities in North America as of 1 January 2026. Céline, who holds dual French and Portuguese nationality, has been Chief Financial Officer of Saint-Gobain’s ceramics business since 2021. In this role, she took part in several acquisitions in the US, China and Europe. She joined Saint-Gobain in 2003.

US: ReCB plans to resume production of its Everboard recycled carton-based alternative wallboard. The company acquired a second production site in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Everboard trademark after previous owner Waste Materials closed down production in November 2024. ReCB’s existing plant is situated in Lodi, California

Local press has reported that ReCB now commands 1.11Mm²/yr of Everboard production capacity, which will involve the recycling of 12,000t/yr of cartons as raw materials. It plans to employ a total of 16 people for round-the-clock production. The company will subsequently expand it footprint to a combined capacity 9.29Mm²/yr across six locations.

Paraguay: WEIG Group subsidiary Yaguarete Papeles has purchased a new paper production unit. The equipment will produce wallboard liner and testliner using recycled fibre. It was previously installed at a production site in Germany. Dismantling is underway, with delivery to the plant in Paraguay scheduled for mid-2026.

Weig Technical Liner Managing Director Bernd Stibi said "We are taking an important step to strengthen our presence in Latin America. The investment allows us to reliably supply our customers with high-quality plasterboard liner, while at the same time supporting sustainable growth in the region."

Canada: Saint-Gobain subsidiary CertainTeed has concluded a year-long trial to increase the efficiency of CertainTeed 5/8 Type X gypsum wallboard production at its Winnipeg plant through recipe optimisation and technology upgrades. The producer adjusted its water-to-stucco ratio and replaced the line’s existing magnetic flow meters with Coriolis flow meters. It cut water usage by 1.09 million litres (3%), energy consumption by 25,000MWhr and CO₂ emissions by 5.6t year-on-year, while also increasing productivity by 5% year-on-year.

The producer now plans to roll out other water management initiatives based on the case study of the Winnipeg plant across its plants in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.