|Amiens Cathedral in Hauts-de-France, France. Source: Shutterstock.

Global Gypsum reviews gypsum wallboard production in Northwest Europe, where two large industries (France and Germany) and two smaller industries (Belgium and the Netherlands) faced down historic fears of a gas shortage in 2022.

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Rock at a gypsum mine in Iran. Source: Gypsang.

Global Gypsum is hosting the 2nd Global GypSupply Conference & Exhibition in partnership with Eurogypsum, the European gypsum association, in Brussels, Belgium, on 22 - 23 February 2023. Topics include global gypsum supply trends and market dynamics. Here, we present the 10 countries with the largest natural gypsum industries by production volume in 2022.

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Plots of periodic functions. Source: Shutterstock.

Insulation producers constantly seek ways to improve product quality. This can lead to an optimised - and hence lower cost - production process, higher sales prices and an enhanced reputation in the market. This article looks at how the use of ‘M-Rays’ can achieve these aims by improving producers’ control of insulation thickness and density.

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Crude gypsum being exported from the Port of Salalah, Oman. Oman was the largest gypsum exporter in the world in 2021 with 10.5Mt. Source: Shutterstock.com.

Joe Harder looks at gypsum and wallboard market trends over the coming decade, highlighting some of the findings of his company’s recently released market report Plasterboard Industry Focus 2030.

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