Gypsum industry news

Turkey: Saint-Gobain has completed the acquisition of Doğaner, a Turkish manufacturer of plaster and wallboard. The company operates a plant with an annual production capacity of 500,000t/yr of plaster and 12MM2/yr of plasterboard, which is located 50km southeast of the Turkish capital Ankara.

In 2010 Doğaner generated revenue of nearly Euro22m and employed 109 people. The acquisition will enable Saint-Gobain's Gypsum Activity to consolidate its position in a large and growing market and to enhance its current product range by offering locally manufactured wallboard.