Peru: Volcan Peru and Eternit hold more than 90% of the gypsum wallboard market. Jaime Coronel Zegarra, a product manager for Eternit, said that since opening plants in 2013 and 2015 local production has driven off imports,
according to the El Comercio newspaper. He added that per capita consumption of wallboard rose to 0.39m2 in 2017 from 0.20m2 in 2010. Coronel Zegarra expects the market to grow by 8 – 9% in coming years.
Local producers hold 90% of Peruvian market
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