Chile: Eco Buildings Group has won a public sector contract to deliver 20,000 modular homes using its glass fibre-reinforced gypsum (GFRG) modular systems technology. The contract will span seven years. Eco Buildings Group says that it marks the start of its full-scale commercial roll-out in Latin America.

The Chilean government has made a down payment of US$14.8m for a first tranche of 1210 homes, which are already designated for occupation by families.

Argentina: Gypsum wallboard consumption fell by 11.5% in August 2025 relative to the same month of 2024, while gypsum plaster consumption fell by 8.0% over the same timeframe. Other building materials, including cement, lime and hollow bricks all saw double-digit percentage decreases, while asphalt, granite and limestone all saw double-digit increases.

Norway/Sweden: NOAH has launched a circular gypsum production partnership with Sweden-based climate control equipment producer Munters Group and utilities provider Stockholm Exergi. NOAH will produce 6500t/yr of gypsum at its Langøya test centre in Norway using 4.3t/day of salt residues from Munters Group's Tobo plant in Sweden, and fly ash and tin acid supplied by Stockholm Exergi. A planned 30,000t/yr gypsum wallboard? plant will follow. NOAH has signed a letter of intent with gypsum wallboard producer Norgips for the supply of its gypsum for use in wallboard production.

CEO at Norgips Christian Stålem said “We are creating a circular value chain where industrial residues become gypsum.”

US: Lowe's Companies Inc. has announced that it has acquired Foundation Building Materials (FBM), a wholesale distributor of building materials and construction products. The deal, which went through on 9 October 2025, came about two months after Lowe’s announced it had agreed to purchase FBM for US$8.8bn in August 2025.

Lowe's said in a press release that the completed deal is expected to enhance the company's offerings to professional builders by providing a wider variety of products, faster fulfilment times, improved digital tools and a robust trade credit platform.

FBM currently has 370 locations across the US and Canada and serves about 40,000 customers. It primarily sells to construction professionals and not the general public, meaning this acquisition won't significantly affect regular Lowe's customers. FBM supplies building materials, including wallboard, plaster, stucco and more.