Kyrgyzstan: A new 10Mm²/yr gypsum wallboard plant has launched in Dostuk, Jalal-Abad. The plant additionally commands 60,000t/yr of plaster production capacity. It cost a total of US$11.7m and has created 80 new jobs.
24.kg News has reported that the Dostuk plant is intended to reduce import dependence. Kyrgyzstan imported 8.5Mm² of gypsum wallboard in the first nine months of 2025.
Cabinet Chair and Chief of Staff Adylbek Kasymaliev said "According to the results of the first 10 months of this year, construction materials production exceeded US$572m, 8% of industrial production. The industrial sector is demonstrating steady positive growth, which is impacting overall macroeconomic indicators. Under these conditions, the opening of a new plant is of strategic importance."
