Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan’s gypsum and anhydrite output rose by 14% year-on-year to 502,000t in January to October 2025, according to the State Statistical Committee. Finished product inventory reached 69,800t on 1 November 2025.

US: Saint-Gobain subsidiary CertainTeed Interior Products Group has successfully doubled the production capacity of its Palatka, Florida, gypsum wallboard plant. The producer says that the expansion has created 110 new jobs at the plant and made it the largest in the world. The project received US$7m in total funding and tax credits from state and county governments.

President and CEO Mark Rayfield called the Palatka plant ‘A vital part of our operations.’

US: Eagle Materials reported sales of US$1.27bn in the first half of the 2026 financial year, up by 3% year-on-year from US$1.23bn. Cost of sales rose by 6% from US$842m to US$888m. Comprehensive earnings fell by 6% from US$277m to US$261m.

The second half of the financial year commences with Eagle Materials ‘well positioned’ to captured an anticipated upswing in demand. In its gypsum business, the company noted a ‘favourable longer-term view’ with ‘significant underbuilding.’ Affordability issues continue to depress single-family residential construction. The business’ key markets of Heartland (central northern US) and Sunbelt (trans-southern US) are both set to continue to grow.

Sudan: Glass fibre-reinforced gypsum (GFRG) modular systems producer Eco Buildings Group and Socotra Real Estate Development have launched a joint venture (JV). Socotra Real Estate Development will invest US$5.82m over six months in the JV’s construction and operation of two new production lines.

Eco Buildings Group Executive Vice Chair Etrur Albani said that the ‘landmark’ JV ‘not only serves to further demonstrate the increasing global demand for our GFRG modular housing solutions, but also the efficiency of our international expansion strategy.’