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US gypsum wallboard consumption falls slightly in 2023 01 February 2024
US: National consumption of gypsum wallboard dropped by 4.3% year-on-year to 2.51Mm2 in 2023, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS) data. Demand for natural gypsum was 45Mt, up by 3% from 43.7Mt in 2022. The market imported 8.1Mt of gypsum throughout the year, up by 18% year-on-year.
Domestic production of crude gypsum in the US dropped by 1.3% year-on-year in 2023, to 22Mt. Exports grew by 15% to 45,000t.
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