US: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has published its first-quarter 2025 gypsum market data, showing a 9% year-on-year decline in domestic gypsum wallboard deliveries, to 574Mm2. The data did not include figures for gypsum wallboard production. Gypsum wallboard exports rose by 30% to 24.8Mm2, 23.8Mm2 (96%) of which went to Canada. Imports totalled 21.4Mm2, up by 6%, 20.5Mm2 (96%) of which came from Mexico.
The US produced 4.96Mt of natural gypsum during the quarter, down by 1% year-on-year from the first quarter of 2024. Imports remained level at 1.7Mt. Spain supplied 680,000t (40%), Canada 527,000t (31%) and Mexico 425,000t (25%).
