Gypsum industry news

US: Gypsum Resources has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the Nevada US Bankruptcy Court. It is aiming to reorganise the business amid financial and operational difficulties, according to the Las Vegas Reiew Journal newspaper. The company operates a gypum mine at Blue Diamond Hill but it has been trying to develop a residential housing project at the site for over a decade. The development has been opposed by local environmentalists.

Company president James Rhodes blamed the bankrupty decision on ambitious growth plans, disrupted mining operations due to equipment failure and bad weather. He was optimistic that market demand for gypsum is steady and that the company will report positive net income later in 2019. The mine supplies gypsum to the wallboard, cement and agricultural industries.