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Alier to build new recycled paper plant in Zaragoza
Written by Global Gypsum staff
28 April 2025
Spain: Wallboard liner manufacturer Alier has won €9.6m in European Regional Development Fund funding for an upcoming recycled paper plant in the Lopez Soriano Recycling Technology Park in Zaragoza. Spanish Collection News has reported that the plant forms part of the Gypsum Board 5.0 circular wallboard project. Alier expects to invest €40m in the project altogether.
Adaptavate partners with SigmaRoc to scale up production of Breathaboard
Written by Global Gypsum staff
25 April 2025
UK: Adaptavate has formed a strategic partnership with lime producer SigmaRoc to industrially scale production of its Breathaboard calcium carbonate-based wallboard, with 4kg/m²-reduced CO₂ emissions. The partners will collaborate on the establishment of a supply chain throughout Europe. Additionally, they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for an upcoming industrial demonstrator plant project.
Adaptavate concluded its €3.16m pre-Series A funding round on 23 April 2025, with investments from SigmaRoc via its venture capital platform Skreenhouse Ventures.
Norilsk Nickel Company expands flue gas desulphurisation systems at Nadezhda metallurgical plant
Written by Global Gypsum staff
23 April 2025
Russia: The Norilsk Nickel Company has begun excavations at the Mokulayevsky limestone mine in Talnakh. World Service Wire News has reported that the mine will supply limestone for a newly expanded flue gas desulphurisation installation at the company’s Nadezhda metallurgical plant in Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. The installation will generate gypsum from 0.9Mt/yr of captured SO2 emissions.
Arctic Development Project Office Expert Council Coordinator Alexander Vorotnikov said that the development will help to establish locally-sourced gypsum as a commercially-viable building product in this area of Siberia.
CGC begins hiring for upcoming Wheatland gypsum wallboard plant
Written by Global Gypsum staff
11 April 2025
Canada: USG subsidiary CGC has begun the process of hiring employees to fill 100 roles at its Wheatland gypsum wallboard plant, scheduled to commence operations in 2026. The plant will produce CGC’s Sheetrock wallboard panels for the Western Canada market.
Plant manager Duane VanDuuren said “What will ultimately drive our success here is our people. The people we hire today will play a key role in creating the homes, workplaces and infrastructure of tomorrow in this region.”
Eco Buildings Group ready to deliver gypsum panels
Written by Global Gypsum staff
09 April 2025
Albania: UK-based Eco Buildings Group says that it has produced 16,200m2 of glass fibre-reinforced gypsum panels for delivery under a €4m deal with a modular construction company. Alliance News has reported that the customer is still completing foundation work for the relevant project.
CEO Sanjay Bowry said "Our ability to produce 16,200m2 of modular walls under single-shift operations not only demonstrates our excellent operational effectiveness but also sets the stage for even greater production capacity."
Eco Buildings Group has secured sales contracts in Albania and Kosovo worth up to €114m. It is reportedly seeking to diversifying its customer base to include construction firms working on larger, non-modular projects.