Azerbaijan: Construction gypsum production rose by 42% year-on-year to 128,300t in the first 11 months of 2025. Despite this, the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan recorded a 3% decline in the total value of the national building materials output in the period, to US$771m. Monthly Azerbaijan Business Monitoring News has reported that construction gypsum stocks ended 2025 at 2300t.

World: The Business Research Company has forecast that the global synthetic gypsum market will be worth US$2.32bn in 2029, up at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% from 2024 levels. The research company attributed the anticipated growth to the development of alternative cement binders and new flue gas desulphurisation technologies.

US: The Port of Long Beach authority has published a final study on a proposal to demolish Gold Bond Building Products’ Long Beach gypsum wallboard plant at the port in Florida. The report concluded that the demolition could have ‘less-than-significant’ impacts on the environment. Construction & Demolition Recycling News has reported that Gold Bond Building Products' lease for the site ended in November 2024. As a result, the company must now return it to a condition ‘equivalent to or better than’ that at the start of its lease. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners will discuss the outcomes on 12 January 2026.

India/Oman: The governments of India and Oman signed a free trade agreement on 18 December 2025. Swarajya News has reported that India imported US$6.6bn-worth of goods from Oman in 2024, including US$138m of gypsum, formerly subject to anti-dumping measures. Meanwhile, the deal will remove tariffs on US$3bn-worth (84%) of Indian exports to Oman, currently subject to an average duty of 5%.