TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION x
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Overview 5
United States 7
Canada 9
Mexico 11
Demographic Trends 12
Construction Trends 13
Residential Building Construction 16
Improvements & Repairs 18
Housing Starts 19
Nonresidential Building Construction 21
Nonbuilding Construction 23
Cement Overview 25
United States 27
Canada 29
Mexico 29
Agricultural Overview 30
United States 32
Canada 33
Mexico 34
Historical Market Trends 35
Pricing Trends 38
Crude Gypsum 40
Gypsum Board 41
Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 45
Gypsum Mining & Manufacturing Operations 45
Waste Gypsum Disposal & Recycling 46
Synthetic Gypsum 48
Indoor Air Quality 50
Green Building Practices 52
World Overview 53
Mined Gypsum 53
Europe 56
Asia/Pacific 56
Latin America 56
Africa/Mideast 57
Wallboard Demand 57
North America 58
Western Europe 59
Asia/Pacific 59
Latin America 60
Eastern Europe 60
Africa/Mideast 61
III. GYPSUM SUPPLY & DEMAND 62
General 62
Mine Production 66
Synthetic Gypsum Demand 68
United States 73
General 73
Mine Production 75
Synthetic Gypsum Demand 77
Canada 78
General 78
Mine Production 79
Synthetic Gypsum Demand 81
Mexico 82
General 82
Mine Production 83
IV. GYPSUM PRODUCT OVERVIEW 86
General 86
Calcined Gypsum 87
Uncalcined Gypsum 88
Product Outlook 90
Regional Outlook 92
V. CALCINED GYPSUM PRODUCTS 95
General 95
Gypsum Board 98
Manufacturing Process 101
Demand by Country 103
Demand by Type 105
Regular Gypsum Board 109
Type X Gypsum Board 112
Water-Resistant Gypsum Board 116
Sheathing Gypsum Board 119
Veneer Gypsum Board 122
Mobile Home Gypsum Board 124
Ceiling Tile 126
Prefinished & Other Gypsum Board 128
Demand by Market 131
Residential Construction 132
Nonresidential Construction 136
All Other Markets 140
Building Plasters 141
Industrial Plasters 143
VI. UNCALCINED GYPSUM PRODUCTS 147
General 147
Cement Additives 150
Agricultural Gypsum 152
Fillers & Other 155
VII. MARKETS 158
General 158
Construction 161
Residential 164
New Residential 167
Improvement & Repair 169
Nonresidential 170
New Nonresidential 172
Nonresidential Improvement & Repair 174
Nonbuilding 176
Industrial 177
Agricultural 179
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 182
General 182
Industry Composition 183
Gypsum Product Market Share 187
USG 188
National Gypsum 189
Georgia-Pacific (Koch Industries) 189
CertainTeed (Saint-Gobain) 190
Other Significant Companies 190
Gypsum Board Capacity 192
Vertical & Horizontal Integration 195
Cooperative Agreements 197
Manufacturing 201
Marketing 204
Distribution 205
Mergers & Acquisitions 206
Company Profiles 207
Allied Custom Gypsum, see Harrison Gypsum
American Electric Power Company Incorporated 208
American Gypsum Company, see Eagle Materials
Caopas, see Compania Minera Caopas
Caraustar Industries Incorporated 210
CertainTeed Corporation, see Saint-Gobain
Compania Minera Caopas SA de CV 211
Compania Occidental Mexicana SA de CV 212
Duke Energy Corporation 212
E.ON AG 214
Eagle Materials Incorporated 215
FirstEnergy Corporation 218
Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries
Harrison Gypsum Company 219
Holloway (HM) Incorporated 220
Keystone-Conemaugh Projects, see RRI Energy
Koch Industries Incorporated 221
L&W Supply Corporation, see USG
Lafarge SA 224
National Gypsum Company 227
New West Gypsum Recycling Incorporated 231
NIPSCO, see NiSource
NiSource Incorporated 232
PABCO Gypsum, see Pacific Coast Building Products
Pacific Coast Building Products Incorporated 233
Panel Rey SA 235
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Incorporated 236
Republic Paperboard Company LLC, see Eagle Materials
RRI Energy Incorporated 237
Saint-Gobain 238
Taylor Recycling Facility LLC 241
Temple-Inland Incorporated 242
Tennessee Valley Authority 244
TVA, see Tennessee Valley Authority
USG Corporation 245
Wilson (Art) Company 251
Other Companies Involved in the Industry 252
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 North America Macroeconomic Indicators 7
2 United States Macroeconomic Indicators 9
3 Canada Macroeconomic Indicators 10
4 Mexico Macroeconomic Indicators 12
5 North America Demographic Indicators 14
6 North America Construction Indicators 16
7 North America Residential Building Spending 18
8 North America Housing Starts 21
9 North America Nonresidential Building Spending 23
10 North America Nonbuilding Construction Spending 25
11 North America Cement Production 27
12 North America Agriculture Land Use 32
13 North America Crude Gypsum Market, 1998-2008 37
14 North America Gypsum Product Pricing Trends 40
15 Gypsum Board Pricing Dynamics, 1998-2008 44
16 World Gypsum Mine Production 55
SECTION III -- GYPSUM SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 North America Crude Gypsum Supply & Demand 65
2 North America Gypsum Mine Production, 2008 68
3 Selected New Synthetic Gypsum Supply Arrangements 72
4 United States Gypsum Supply & Demand 75
5 United States Gypsum Mine Production, 2008 76
6 Canada Gypsum Supply & Demand 79
7 Canada Gypsum Mine Production, 2008 81
8 Mexico Gypsum Supply & Demand 83
9 Mexico Gypsum Mine Production, 2008 85
SECTION IV -- GYPSUM PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1 North America Gypsum Product Demand by Type 91
2 North America Gypsum Product Demand by Country 93
SECTION V -- CALCINED GYPSUM PRODUCTS
1 North America Calcined Gypsum Product Demand
by Type & Country 97
2 North America Gypsum Board Demand by Country 105
3 North America Gypsum Board Demand by Type 108
4 North America Regular Gypsum Board Demand 112
5 North America Type X Gypsum Board Demand 116
6 North America Water-Resistant Gypsum Board Demand 119
7 North America Sheathing Gypsum Board Demand 121
8 North America Veneer Gypsum Board Demand 123
9 North America Mobile Home Gypsum Board Demand 126
10 North America Gypsum Ceiling Tile Demand 128
11 North America Prefinished & Other Gypsum Board Demand 130
12 North America Gypsum Board Demand by Market 132
13 North America Residential Gypsum Board Demand 134
14 North America Nonresidential Building Gypsum Board Demand 137
15 North America Other Markets for Gypsum Board 140
16 North America Building Plaster Gypsum Demand 143
17 North America Industrial Plasters Gypsum Demand 146
SECTION VI -- UNCALCINED GYPSUM PRODUCTS
1 North America Uncalcined Gypsum Product Demand
by Type & Country 149
2 North America Uncalcined Gypsum Demand
in Cement Additive Applications 152
3 North America Uncalcined Gypsum Demand
in Agricultural Applications 155
4 North America Uncalcined Gypsum Demand
in Filler & Other Applications 157
SECTION VII -- MARKETS
1 North America Gypsum Product Demand by Market 160
2 North America Construction Demand for Gypsum Products 163
3 North America Residential Construction Demand
for Gypsum Products 167
4 North America New Residential Demand for Gypsum Products 169
5 North America Residential Improvement & Repair Demand
for Gypsum Products 170
6 North America Nonresidential Construction Demand for
Gypsum Products 172
7 North America New Nonresidential Construction Demand
for Gypsum Products 174
8 North America Nonresidential Building Improvement
& Repair Demand for Gypsum Products 175
9 North America Nonbuilding Construction Demand for
Gypsum Products 177
10 North America Industrial Demand for Gypsum Products by
Product & Country 179
11 North America Agricultural Demand for Gypsum Products 181
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Gypsum Product Sales by Company, 2008 186
2 North America Gypsum Board Capacity by Producer, 2008 194
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 199
4 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 206
LIST OF CHARTS
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SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 North America Crude Gypsum Market Trends, 1998-2008 38
2 Gypsum Board Price-Capacity Utilization
Relationship, 1998-2008 44
3 World Gypsum Mine Production by Region, 2008 54
4 World Gypsum Board Demand by Region, 2008 58
SECTION III -- GYPSUM SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 North America Crude Gypsum Demand by Country, 2008 66
2 North America Crude Gypsum Consumption
by Source, 1998-2018 73
SECTION IV -- GYPSUM PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1 North American Gypsum Industry Flow Chart, 2008 89
2 North America Gypsum Product Demand by Country, 2008 94
SECTION V -- CALCINED GYPSUM PRODUCTS
1 Calcined Gypsum Product Demand by Country, 2008 98
2 North America Gypsum Board Demand by Type, 2008 109
SECTION VI -- UNCALCINED GYPSUM PRODUCTS
1 North America Uncalcined Gypsum Demand
by Application, 2008 150
SECTION VII -- MARKETS
1 North America Gypsum Product Demand by Market, 2008 160
2 North America Construction Demand for Gypsum Products
by Market Sector & Product, 2008 164
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 North America Gypsum Product Market Share, 2008 188
2 North America Gypsum Board Capacity, 1998-2008 193
