Tanzania: Knauf East Africa has introduced new branding for its gypsum wallboard products. It is now using end tapes on the boards with colour identification to make product identification easier. Grey is used for Regular Gypsum Board, pink for Fire Resistance Gypsum Boards and Green for Moisture Resistance Gypsum Boards.

Uzbekistan: Officials from Qashqadaryo Region and investors from Azerbaijan have visited the site of the upcoming Qashqadaryo gypsum wallboard plant in Kamashin District. Azer-Press News has reported that the parties will work together to resolve ‘operational issues’ that have caused delays to the project. They have agreed to resolve customs clearance procedures for compressor air tanks, and to collaborate with relevant organisations over issues affecting the plant's electricity and natural gas supply.

When operational, the plant will have a capacity of 165,000t/yr and employ 65 people. Total planned investments are US$50m.

Saudi Arabia: National Gypsum Company recorded sales of US$11.5m in the first half of 2026, up by 31% year-on-year. The producer attributed the rise to a growth in its gypsum wallboard sales volumes, which more than doubled year-on-year. The producer reported a net loss of US$1.83m, more than double the figure for the first half of 2025. This it attributed to increased costs and the additional cost of ramping up a new line at its Riyadh gypsum wallboard plant during the period.

Canada: Saint-Gobain subsidiary CertainTeed Canada has launched its CertainTeed Recycle gypsum recycling programme in Quebec. The programme offers users free bins for their refuse gypsum products at specific Manugypse, Proulx and Pont Masson retail sites around Montreal. ENP Newswire has reported that the Québécoise Environment Ministry has approved CertainTeed's Sainte-Catherine plant in Montreal to receive 80,000t/yr of gypsum refuse for recycling in partnership with New West Gypsum Recycling. The plant successfully collaborated in a pilot with the City of Sainte-Catherine earlier in 2026.