US: Mined gypsum supply in the US has risen by 43% to 3.41Mt in the first quarter of 2013 from 2.38Mt in the same quarter of 2012, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Imported gypsum production rose in the quarter year-on-year to 0.85Mt and synthetic gypsum production fell year-on-year to 1.79Mt. The overall total supply of gypsum rose by 21% year-on-year to 6.05Mt from 5.01Mt.
Total supply of board products stood at 327MM2 for the first quarter of 2013, a slight decline compared to 334MM2 for the first quarter of 2012 and a 19% fall to 403MM2 in the fourth quarter of 2012. Major crude gypsum importers in the first quarter of 2013 included Mexico (0.34Mt), Canada (0.27Mt) and Spain (0.24Mt).
