Gypsum industry news

Bolivia: The Bolivian Port Services Administration (ASP-B) has shipped 2680t of gypsum via Puerto Busch on the Paraguay River in Santa Cruz to Paraguay. The La Razón newspaper has reported that the company now expects to export 11,600t/yr of gypsum along the route. It plans to despatch 3500t throughout July 2025, rising to 8100t in August 2025.

General director Daniel Villarroel noted the suitability of Puerto Busch to facilitate foreign trade, including with markets around the Atlantic Ocean.

Bolivia: The Port Services Administration (ASP) despatched a 3000t pilot shipment of gypsum to Paraguay on 23 July 2024. The gypsum, from Cochabamba, was loaded onto three river barges for transport via the River Paraguay from Puerto Busch in Santa Cruz. Local press has reported that ASP used 200t/hr conveyor belts for loading.

General manager Dante Justiniano said "This milestone not only represents a significant advance in the area of infrastructure and national logistics, but also fulfils the mandate of our President Luis Arce, which aims to establish a port that enhances foreign trade and strengthens import and export, with access to the Atlantic Ocean.”

Bolivia: Representatives of the Vice Ministry of Mining, the National Service for the Registration and Control of the Marketing of Minerals and Metals, (SENARECOM), the Ministry of Mining of the Cochabamba Government, the Mining Cooperatives Federation of Cochabamba (FEDECOMIN) and gypsum producers have organised a meeting following a rise in the price of gypsum. The price of gypsum rose by 23% to US$23/t in late June 2018 following the setting of a new reference price by SENARECOM, according to the Los Tiempos newspaper. Since the price rise production at local plaster plants has been affected.