Canada: USG subsidiary CGC raised US$45,600 in partnership with The Home Depot Foundation for the Safe Haven Foundation during its fourth annual Cowboy Corral fundraiser on 8 July 2026. The funds will go towards securing safe housing, support and coaching for young women at risk of homelessness in Calgary, Alberta. The Cowboy Corral fundraiser has now raised a cumulative US$103,000 for local charities.

CGC commissioned its new Wheatland wallboard plant 40km outside of Calgary in June 2026.

Uzbekistan: The government has announced plans for a new US$50m building materials complex in Qashqadaryo region, to include a gypsum wallboard plant. Report İnformasiya Agentliyi News has reported that the project is a ‘bilateral’ undertaking, involving investment from Azerbaijan. The complex will also produce dry building mixes.

Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Khurram Teshabaev described Qashqadaryo as ‘industrially developed,’ due to its gas and chemicals sector infrastructure.

China: Saint-Gobain Asia-Pacific commissioned a new, 64Mm²/yr gypsum wallboard plant at Kaiping, Guangdong province, on 10 July 2026. The producer said that the plant features automation, with a waste heat recovery plant, closed-loop water recycling systems and a captive renewable power supply. It will recycle 500,000t/yr of industrial by-products as ingredients in its gypsum wallboard production.

Oman: Minerals Development Oman subsidiary Oman Minerals Trading Company (OMTC) has signed a US$36.4m working capital facility with Sohar International Bank. Zawya News has reported that the facility will finance the development of its commercial operations, including the centralisation of OMTC’s trade and export of natural gypsum. This in turn will support expansion into new international markets, according to the company.