UK: Plans have been submitted for a gypsum wallboard production facility in Newport, Wales. Put forward by Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns the city’s port, the 15,000m2 plant would be built next to Alexandra Docks. Once complete, the facility would be leased to a manufacturer by ABP.
A design and access statement prepared by Adams Hendry Consulting on behalf of the applicant said, “The manufacturing facility will make an important contribution to the local economy by providing new jobs, including manufacturing and office jobs. “It will generate approximately 70 full-time equivalent (FTE) direct jobs and it is estimated that the facility will support an additional 130 indirect jobs in the supply chain. The facility is expected to operate 24 hours per day over three shifts year-round.”
ABP requested an environmental impact assessment screening opinion for the application in July 2019, although Newport City Council decided in December 2019 that this was not required.
