India: Knauf India has commissioned a new metal profiles line at its Khushkhera gypsum wallboard plant in Rajasthan. The line features sensor-based inspection systems, precision roll tooling and real-time quality control. It doubles the Khushkhera plant’s metal profiles capacity.
Oman: India-based JSW Infrastructure and Minerals Development Oman (MDO) will build a new US$419m, 27Mt/yr-capacity port in Dhofar Governorate. JSW Infrastructure subsidiary JSW Overseas will acquire a 51% stake in newly incorporated special purpose vehicle South Minerals Port Company for the undertaking.
The projected construction time is 36 months, with commercial operations scheduled to start in early-mid-2029. The Hindu BusinessLine News has reported that the port is intended to help Dhofar Governorate realise its export potential for various minerals, including gypsum.
Brazil: France-based Saint-Gobain has sold building materials retail chain Tumelero to holding company GG10. Tumelero operates 16 outlets and a distribution facility in Rio Grande do Sul, with 580 employees and sales of US$46.5m in 2024.
Saint-Gobain retains its Telhanorte retail chain and 58 building materials production facilities in Brazil.
Spain: Saint-Gobain Spain has launched REcircula, a collection and recycling service for used gypsum wallboard.
Sustainability Manager Alberto García-Blanco said "With REcircula, we take a further step in our commitment: to facilitate the management and valorisation of 70% of our clients' construction waste, accompanying them throughout the entire process, from segregation and collection to the reintegration of these recycled materials into new construction products."
