US: Jimmy Mason has been appointed as President of the Gypsum Division and Senior Vice President at USG, effective from 1 June 2026.

Mason brings more than 25 years of experience in the building products industry, with leadership across operations, sales, marketing, product management and strategy. USG said that he will guide its gypsum business into its next chapter as it continues to focus on ‘safety, people, customer partnerships, operational excellence, innovation and growth.’

Azerbaijan: Gypsum and anhydrite production rose to 178,100t in the first quarter of 2026, the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan has reported. The country produced 623,000t in 2025.

Kyrgyzstan: The Kyrgyz Geological Service will auction a subsoil-use licence for the Kurgaksay gypsum deposit in the Ton District of Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan Newsline has reported. The closing date for applications is 8 June 2026.

India: Balrampur Chini Mills plans to build a gypsum wallboard plant at Kumbhi, Uttar Pradesh. When operational in late 2027, the plant will source gypsum in the form of lactogypsum from an upcoming polylactic acid plant at the site. Balrampur Chini Mills will invest US$326m in its polylactic acid plant and US$16.9m in a lactogypsum processing plant. The Hindu newspaper has reported the capacity of the planned gypsum wallboard plant as 7.6m boards/yr.

Balrampur Chini Mills’ board has approved a non-convertible debenture issuance of US$21.2m to fund its ‘next phase of expansion’ and construction of the Kumbhi lactogypsum processing plant.