On the morning of June 1st, the opening ceremony of Saint Gobain Technology Materials (Henan) Co., Ltd. was grandly held in Yuzhou City, Henan Province.

With China entering a new era of green and innovation-led growth, Saint-Gobain SA, the French industrial group, plans to put the second phase of its Yangzhou manufacturing base into operation in 2024 to further meet the soaring market demand for construction materials in China's eastern region.Ludovic Weber, Saint-Gobain's CEO for Asia-Pacific, said the equipment installation is planned to begin in the second half of this year.After the completion and commissioning of this project, the French company will further enhance its production capacity of high-quality paper-faced gypsum board

PALATKA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Interior Products Group, today announced plans to invest $235 million over the next two years to expand its CertainTeed gypsum manufacturing facility in Palatka, Florida, more than doubling the production capacity of the existing manufacturing plant and creating over 100 new, permanent jobs.The expansion of manufacturing and warehouse space in Palatka, which is strategically located near the Port of Jacksonville, comes as Saint-Gobain continues to implement its global Grow and Impac

The Bristol expansion will double site capacity and will have a core focus on sustainability.Lightweight construction manufacturer Etex is set to double the plasterboard production capacity of its Ferrybridge plant upon the opening of its new factory in 2023.Work is well underway for the new 57,000m2 Siniat facility, which comes at a time when plasterboard and timber shortages continue to put pressure on the supply chain.The new facility is a significant investment by Etex and demonstrates its commitment to supporting the future of British manufacturing, as well as its eagerness to increase re

Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Interior Products Group, announced plans July 10 to invest $235 million over the next two years to expand its CertainTeed gypsum manufacturing facility in Palatka.The expansion will more than double the production capacity of the existing manufacturing plant and create more than 100 new jobs, according to a news release.“These are important and high-quality new jobs for our region.

French materials producer Saint-Gobain has begun production of zero-carbon plasterboard at its modernised plant in Fredrikstad, southeast Norway.The company says its decarbonisation of the manufacturing process was made possible by switching from natural gas to hydroelectric power, thus avoiding 23,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year.Energy is also saved by improved heat recovery and a more efficient manufacturing process, which has reduced energy use at the site by 30% and increased capacity 40%.According to Saint-Gobain, this will enable it to launch a full range of plasterboard prod

Saint-Gobain, a French building products manufacturer, announced plans this week to invest $235 million across the next two years in the expansion and modernization of its CertainTeed gypsum manufacturing facility in Palatka, Florida.Per a company statement, the primary objective of the investment is to increase the production capacity of the existing plant while concurrently improving its energy consumption. The expansion of the facility will also involve the installation of energy-saving equipment and automation technology.

Mount Taishan Gypsum High Quality Development Conference Held in Tai'an, ShandongGypsum board is the basic material in building decoration materials. As a link between consumers and enterprises, strengthening a brand is crucial for enterprises to maintain their market advantage. In the process of brand building, innovation in enterprise products, services, and business models is crucial to meet the needs of different customers at different levels and improve consumer satisfaction.

The 17th National Gypsum Technology Exchange Conference and Exhibition, as well as the 13th China Building Materials Federation Gypsum Building Materials Branch Annual Meeting in 2023, opened in Yidu City, Hubei Province. More than 40 experts and scholars from various research institutions across the country, as well as over 500 enterprises and nearly 900 representatives, attended the conference.

Knauf UK and Ireland has partnered with Encore Environment to deliver a waste management service to reduce plasterboard waste.The trial scheme aims to move towards a circular economy by taking waste plasterboard and reintroducing it to the local supply chain.According to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), plasterboard can make up to a third of all waste from a fit out.