Ukraine: Knauf says that it hopes to rebuild its Donbass gypsum wallboard plant “as soon as conditions allow.” According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, the company has been supplying the local market from its Kiev plant. This unit was previously shut down but re-opened in mid-2022. Knauf also aspires to play a part in the reconstruction of social facilities for the country by assisting in the building of nurseries, schools and hospitals.
The company’s Donbass plant is located near to Bakhmut on the front line between the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces. The site was reportedly bombed directly in May 2022 during a Russian airstrike.
