The Global Gypsum Awards are presented at each Global Gypsum Conference and Exhibition.
Click here for 'how to enter,' judging criteria and rules.
The awards are listed below along with their most recent recipients:
Nominations are open for the Global Gypsum Awards 2025 (to 1 September 2025)
Previous winners
2024 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Beijing New Building Materials PLC (BNBM) |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year (equipment/services/additives) | Gypsum Technologies |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | USG-Boral Cilegon plant, Indonesia |
| Global Gypsum gypsum-based Product of the Year | DensDeck StormX Prime Roof Board from Georgia-Pacific |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | Grenzebach |
| Global Gypsum Innovation of the Year | Watlow - Electrificat of thermal systems |
| Global Gypsum Personalities of the Year | Hamad Al-Sourayia, United Mining Industries Marcelo Pereira, Alier S.A. Neil Wooliscroft and Ton Brusche, Derco BV |
2023 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | National Gypsum (US) |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year (equipment/services) | Gebr. Pfeiffer |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year (additives) | Sika (Retardan 2010-L) |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | Georgia-Pacific Sweetwater 2 |
| Global Gypsum Gypsum-based Product of the Year | Knauf Cleaneo Akustik |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | New West Gypsum Recycling |
| Global Gypsum Innovation of the Year | Ultra High-Efficiency Dryer - Grenzebach |
| Global Gypsum Woman of the Year | Elizabeth Batista, Georgia Pacific Gypsum |
| Global Gypsum Personalities of the Year | Mark Flumiani, Gyptech Andreas Güth, Hamburger Containerboard |
2022 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Panel Rey |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year (equipment/services) | Fernite of Sheffield |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year (additives) | SICIT Group (PlastRetard) |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | Knauf Iphofen plant |
| Global Gypsum Gypsum-based Product of the Year | Gold Bond brand eXP Interior Extreme IR Gypsum Panel (National Gypsum, USA) |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | Eurogypsum Alfred Brosig |
| Global Gypsum Innovation of the Year | COMEC SRL - Continuous moulding line |
| Special Award for Technological Excellence | Gyptech |
| Global Gypsum Personalities of the Year | Jörg Demmich, Knauf Dany De Kock, Johns Manville Gerhard Becker, Grenzebach |
The Global Gypsum Awards were not presented in 2020 or 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis.
2019 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Knauf Gips KG |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year (equipment/services) | Gyptech |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year (additives) | SICIT Group (PlastRetard) |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | Saint-Gobain Placo Iberia, Zaragoza |
| Global Gypsum Gypsum-based Product of the Year | DensElement Barrier System (Georgia-Pacific) |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | BNBM - Beijing New Building Materials Public Limited Company |
| Global Gypsum Innovation of the Year | Flube CA40F fluidiser - Bozzetto Groups |
| Global Gypsum Personalities of the Year | Fevzi Aker from Erisim; Nicolás Alverde from Panel Rey; Bryce Neal from Evans Adhesive; Ushio Sudo from Yoshino Gypsum of Japan. |
2018 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | BNBM - Beijing New Building Materials Company Limited |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Gyptech |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | San Luis Potosí plant of Panel Rey, Mexico |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | ONTOP ceiling system by Knauf |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | USG |
| Global Gypsum Innovation of the Year | Jürgens Maschinenbau side-film packaging machine for gypsum plasterboards |
| Special Award for Technological Excellence | Grenzebach BSH |
| Global Gypsum Personalities of the Year | Hélène Barzoukas from Saint-Gobain Gypsum, Stefan Jerrelid from Limab, Emil Kopilovich from PABCO Gypsum and Craig Robertson from National Gypsum |
2017 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Winstone Wallboards |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Gyptech |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | National Gypsum Indiana Shoals/Mount Holly |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | Siniat Weather Defence Boards |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | Knauf Gips KG |
| Global Gypsum Innovation of the Year | Johns Manville DuraCore M300 |
| Global Gypsum Personality of the Year | Colin Hanson, Sensortech Systems, Inc. |
2016 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | USG-Boral |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Gyptech |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | USG-Boral Saraburi Plant |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | USG NextGen board range |
| Global Gypsum technical innovation of the Year | Gyptech Stucco Analyser |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | Eli Stav, National Gypsum (US) |
| Global Gypsum Personality of the Year | Alfred Dayem, SICIT 2000 S.p.A. |
2015 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Panel Rey - Mexico |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Gyptech |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | National Gypsum Charlotte NC plant |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | Knauf Diamant products |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | US National Gypsum Association |
| Global Gypsum Personality of the Year | Bill White, USG |
2014 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Saint-Gobain |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Gyptech |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | Knauf Camacri Plant (Brazil) |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | Knauf Aquapanel |
| Outstanding contribution to the global gypsum industry | Eurogypsum |
| Global Gypsum Personalities of the Year | Gwen and Tony McCamley - New West Gypsum Recycling |
2013 Awards
2012 Awards
2011 Awards
2010 Awards
2009 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | BNBM, Beijing New Building Materials, part of CNBM |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Aecometric company |
| Global Gypsum Wallboard Plant of the Year | Knauf do Brasil's Queimados plant |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | Supergesso, Brazil |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | RapidWall |
| Global Gypsum Personality of the Year | Stig Hesse |
2008 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Saint Gobain Gypsum |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Grenzebach |
| Global Gypsum Wallboard Plant of the Year | Pabco Gypsum, Las Vegas |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | Serious Materials |
| Global Gypsum Personality of the Year | Alfred Brosig, Grenzebach |
2007 Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | Knauf |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Limab AB |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | DuraCore SF Plus from Johns Manville |
| Global Gypsum Personality of the Year | Dr Bob Bruce of Innogyps Inc. |
2006 (Inaugural) Awards
| Global Gypsum Company of the Year | BPB |
| Global Gypsum Supplier of the Year | Wacker |
| Global Gypsum Plant of the Year | USG's Rainier plant |
| Global Gypsum Product of the Year | DensGlas - Georgia Pacific Gypsum |
