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Indian trade body recommends five-year anti-dumping duty on gypsum tiles from China and Oman
Written by Global Gypsum staff
11 October 2023
India: The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended a five-year anti-dumping duty on gypsum tiles imported from China and Oman. Saint-Gobain India initiated the investigation that started in late 2022. It considered gypsum tiles laminated on one side with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or wax paper that are typically used in ceilings. The study concluded that the product had been “exported to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping.”
Saint-Gobain invests over US$400m in Tamil Nadu
Written by Global Gypsum staff
11 October 2023
India: Saint-Gobain plans to invest over US$400m in its different businesses, including gypsum wallboard, in Tamil Nadu. Company chair Pierre-Andre de Chalendar and chief executive officer Benoit Bazin met the Chief Minister MK Stalin, senior ministers and officials of the government of Tamil Nadu as part of the announcement. The new funding brings the company’s total investment in the state to over US$950m.
Oman exports 8.75Mt of gypsum in first nine months of 2023
Written by Global Gypsum staff
11 October 2023
Oman: Oman exported 8.75Mt of gypsum in the first nine months of 2023, a rise of 23% year-on-year from 7.09Mt in the same period in 2022. Data from Oman-based Zawawi Minerals shows that 48% of exports were sent to India.
Saint-Gobain Austria, Saubermacher and PORR to establish gypsum recycling plant in Stockerau
Written by Global Gypsum staff
03 October 2023
Austria: Saint-Gobain Austria, waste management company Saubermacher and construction firm PORR have secured permission to build a new gypsum-to-gypsum recycling plant in Stockerau. The plant will cost Euro7m. Saint-Gobain Austria said that the facility will support the government’s Raw Materials 2030 circular economic development plan.
CEO Peter Giffinger said "Gypsum is endlessly recyclable, but special quality criteria must be met in order for recycled gypsum to be used again to produce new panels.”
Volma buys gypsum plant and quarry in Kazakhstan
Written by Global Gypsum staff
29 September 2023
Kazakhstan: Russia-based Volma has completed its acquisition of a gypsum plant in Inderborsky, Atyrau Region and a nearby quarry. No value for the transaction has been disclosed. The company noted that the stone extracted from the quarry has a gypsum content of 94%. The plant has started recruiting employees and will supply the local market with products under the Volma brand. Reports in the Russia-based media in August 2023 indicated that Volma was preparing to buy a plant in Kazakhstan with a production capacity of 120,000t/yr of building gypsum and other products.