Gypsum industry news

Canada: The directors of the NuGyp Corporation are inviting sealed bids for the purchase of the patents and the intellectual property of the NuGyp process. The NuGyp process is a technique for reducing the water demand of beta plaster. Patents have been granted in 27 countries to date and further applications are pending to cover all major markets in the world. The deadline for the bidding process is 1 August 2016.

The process has been operated at up to 72t/hr in a plant running two plasterboard lines. Another installation is set to come on-stream soon. Two multi-plant companies are also interested in the technology. The technology is developed and ready for commercial use by a company that can provide full calcination technology to the industry.

NuGyp was formed in 2008 by Bob Bruce, Gary Murray and Charlie Blow to develop and commercialise new technologies related to the production of low water demand hemihydrate plaster for use in the gypsum industry. The NuGyp process has patents granted or pending in over 70 countries worldwide and covers all major gypsum producing territories.

Worldwide: The NuGyp Corporation has reported that patent coverage of its NuGyp Process continues to expand. The granting of the 14th patent now gives protection in 20 countries and a further 18 applications are pending worldwide covering all existing and potential markets for low water demand plaster, including wallboard, blocks, floor screed and special plasters.

The process reduces the water demand of plaster to yield major cost savings in energy and water use during product manufacture. The new patents mean that the process is now covered in Australia, China, Columbia, Eurasia (Turkmenistan, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Tajikistan, Russia, Azerbaijan Republic, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Armenia), Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Ukraine and the United States.

Discussions are in progress with a number of companies interested in acquiring the intellectual property fully to exploit its market potential.

Canada: The NuGyp Corporation is entering into discussions with major equipment suppliers, plasterboard manufacturers and other plaster product manufacturers in the gypsum industry in order to commercialise its patented technology for gypsum, 'The NuGyp Process,' which enables major savings in water consumption and operating costs in plaster production.

The technology, which was voted Best New Product at the Global Gypsum Conference & Exhibition in 2010, has now been proven at full commercial scale and the company's directors believe that it will best be exploited by and benefit a major organisation with established resources, expertise and international distribution networks.

The company has been approached during the development process by a number of interested parties and has now decided formally to offer the technology for sale or possible joint venture.