Gypsum industry news
Mega Union Industry and Hengshui Decheng Machinery & Equipment break ground on Jalal-Abad gypsum wallboard plant construction 03 March 2025
Kyrgyzstan: A new gypsum wallboard plant has begun construction in Dostuk, Jalal-Abad Region, according to the Ministry of Economy and Commerce. CA-News has reported that the upcoming plant is the outcome of an agreement signed between Mega Union Industry and China-based Hengshui Decheng Machinery & Equipment in 2024.
Adaptavate trials reduced-CO2 alternative wallboard in mixed-use development in London 03 March 2025
UK: Adaptavate has partnered with British Land, Royal London Asset Management Property and office refurbishment company Overbury to test its Breathaboard 50% reduced-CO2 alternative wallboard at the 1 Triton Square mixed-use development in Camden, London. This is the product’s first large-scale commercial application.
Adaptavate produces Breathaboard from renewable agricultural feedstocks as a scalable, CO₂-sequestering alternative to conventional gypsum wallboard. It offers net reduction of 4kg/m3 of CO₂.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement uses recycled gypsum wallboard to produce CO2-sequestering circular calcium carbonate 03 March 2025
Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement has applied for a patent for a method of combining alkali metal hydroxide solutions with CO2 to produce alkali metal salts that react with gypsum to produce calcium carbonate. Energy Weekly News has reported that the developers used gypsum from recycled gypsum wallboard to demonstrate the process.
