Germany: Kamal Ghezelbash has retired from Claudius Peters. His most recent position was as Senior Sales Manager Gypsum, a role he has held since 2015. He started working for the company in 2007 as Sales Manager Gypsum before later becoming Territory Sales Manager. Earlier in his career he held sales roles with Schleuter Maschinen and Rovema Packaging Machines, and a Project Manager position with Nordson. Ghezelbash is an engineering graduate from the University of Flensburg.
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.
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.
