After months of intensive talks between Boral and Knauf, whom the later took control of USG Corporation in April, Boral is poised to buy back full control of its Australian plasterboard business as part of deal with joint venture partner USG. Boral is expected to say it is finally closing in on a deal that
A $US7 billion deal involving a large Germany private company Knauf and the US listed USG is set to spill over into Australia. USG Corp has finally accepted a $US7 billion bid from German building materials company Gebr Knauf after months of talks between the pair. USG is Boral's joint venture partner in its Asia
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Boral/USG has seen an improvement in its Asian and Australian plasterboard volumes, up 10% in the first half of 2014. USG Boral has around 189Mm2/yr capacity (51% markets) in south east Asia, Saint-Gobain has 101Mm2/yr (27%) Knauf has opened its second wallboard plant in Brazil t Camacri Bahia. US$66m Fletcher Building which holds 94% of
Seal Valves / Rotary Valves Qty 2 - Good condition very little use on fine gypsum powder. $6000 for the pair or $3000 each. Rotor Dia 400 x 500mm Throat Size 400 x 400mm Transition flange 360mm ID Geared Drive Motor SEW Eurodrive, 1420RPM, 2.55A @ 415VAC. 121.33 : 1 ratio Output 11.7 RPM
Gypsum is the major remediation amendment used for the remediation Of salt/hydrocarbon impacted soil. We also have other products suited for treatment of soil contamination. We can supply products like lime for ASS, gypsum for hydrocarbons, phosphate fertilisers for heavy metal contamination and NPK fertilisers for hydrocarbon soil contamination. Our team can work with environmental
Knauf is expanding its Chinese business as the local housing market booms. Their current production from 3 plants is 65mm2 per annum, with a new facility in Shanghai set to increase the capacity by 50%.
Recycling plasterboard and gyprock waste has the following environmental benefits: - reduces the demand on lanfill sites, - reduces the demand on natural resources (mined gypsum), - reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) by substituting mined gypsum in industrial or civil applications with recycled gypsum. Approximately 1 tonne of CO2 per 55 tonnes of gypsum used. Reductions
REGYP helps building material manufacturers recycle up to 95% of their manufacturing waste by either re-using it back into the production process or into the agricultural applications. REGYP also supports and provides waste plasterboard collection services from building and demolition sites in the major residential building markets of Australia helping to close the recycling loop.
With Boral shares trading around book value and building markets in Oz and the US stagnant, rumours are out that a break-up of Boral could help rationalise oversupplied brick and plasterboard markets. Recent industry figures have found that construction activity has fallen to a level not seen since the global financial crisis. You have visited
