Kyrgyzstan: Germany-based Knauf is preparing to build a gypsum plant in the south of the country. Alexander Blumhardt, the Executive Manager CIS countries for Knauf Group, said that the company was ready to invest in the country, according to the Trend News Agency. He said that Knauf had already conducted market research and negotiations on the construction of a building materials plant. It is currently studying gypsum deposits in the proposed region.