- Written by Dr Mohamed El Moustapha Ould Eleya, SAMIA
This article presents an overview of the natural gypsum resources in Mauritania. The country has enormous deposits of highly pure gypsum, located just 50km from a major deepwater port on the Atlantic Ocean, from where about 0.1Mt of gypsum was exported in 2017 to cement sector clients in West Africa. The article discusses the export potential for Mauritanian gypsum to the cement industry and other sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the United States.
- Written by Interview by Peter Edwards, Global Gypsum Magazine
Nonwoven glass mat facers are widely used in the gypsum sector to provide a number of additional benefits to wallboards. Global Gypsum recently spoke to Johns Manville about the use of nonwoven glass mat facers in what the company calls this ‘key strategic sector.’
- Written by Ramachandran, Zawawi Minerals LLC
Cement manufacturing accounted for roughly 61% of the 252Mt of gypsum produced globally in 2015, with the gypsum wallboard sector consuming 33% of the total. Global gypsum demand is projected to increase by an average compound annual growth rate of 10% to reach 870Mt by 2026. Middle Eastern countries, India, China and countries in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will represent a major part of this increase in gypsum consumption.
- Written by Amy Saunders, Global Gypsum Magazine
In 2010 USG shook the foundations of the wallboard market with the introduction of a new reduced-weight wallboard product, Sheetrock UltraLight Panels. Several other producers have since produced their own lightweight boards. Here Global Gypsum presents its detailed report into the lightweight wallboard market, including a detailed run-down of all lightweight wallboard producers, technical descriptions for all lightweight gypsum wallboard products currently available, discussion of the effects of lightweight wallboard on the global gypsum industry as a whole and future outlook.
- Written by Peter Edwards, Global Gypsum Magazine
Demonstration of Glassolutions Privalite changing instantly from translucent to transparent at the touch of a button. Video from Global Gypsum's visit the centre to the Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre in central London, UK.
