Global demand for drywall is forecast to advance 8.4 percent annually through 2014. Over four-fifths of new demand will be attributable to the US and the Asia/Pacific region. The residential market will outpace its nonresidential counterpart. Global building plaster demand will advance 5.3 percent annually.

This study analyzes the world drywall and building plaster industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by product (drywall, building plaster, building gypsum), world region and for 17 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 25 industry participants, including Saint-Gobain, Knauf and Lafarge.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							      xi

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   Macroeconomic Outlook					       7
		World Demographic Overview					      11
		World Building Construction Outlook				      13
		   Residential Building Outlook					      15
		   Nonresidential Building Outlook				      17
		World Gypsum Mine Production					      19
		Pricing								      23
		Environmental Considerations					      24
		   Gypsum Mining & Manufacturing Operations			      24
		   Waste Gypsum Disposal & Recycling				      26
		   Synthetic Gypsum						      29

	III.	Overview							      33
		General								      33
		Drywall								      36
		   Drywall Demand by Region					      40
		      Residential						      45
		      Nonresidential						      47
		   Drywall Production by Region					      49
		   International Trade Flows in Drywall				      51
		Building Plaster						      53
		   Building Plaster Demand by Region				      55
		      Residential						      56
		      Nonresidential						      58
		   Building Plaster Production by Region			      60
		   International Trade Flows in Building Plaster		      62


	IV.	North America							      65
		General								      65
		Drywall Supply & Demand						      67
		Drywall Suppliers & Market Share				      69
		Building Plaster Supply & Demand				      70
		United States							      71
		Canada								      77
		Mexico								      82

	V.	Western Europe							      88
		General								      88
		Drywall Supply & Demand						      90
		Drywall Suppliers & Market Share				      91
		Building Plaster Supply & Demand				      92
		Germany								      94
		Spain								      99
		United Kingdom							     105
		France								     110
		Italy								     115
		Other Western Europe						     120

	VI.	Asia/Pacific							     125
		General								     125
		Drywall Supply & Demand						     127
		Drywall Suppliers & Market Share				     129
		Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     131
		China								     133
		Japan								     140
		South Korea							     145
		Australia							     150
		India								     156
		Thailand							     160
		Other Asia/Pacific						     166


	VII.	Other Regions							     171
		Central & South America						     171
		   General							     171
		   Drywall Supply & Demand					     173
		   Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     175
		   Brazil							     177
		   Other Central & South America				     181
		Eastern Europe							     187
		   General							     187
		   Drywall Supply & Demand					     189
		   Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     191
		   Russia							     193
		   Other Eastern Europe						     199
		Africa/Mideast							     205
		   General							     205
		   Drywall Supply & Demand					     207
		   Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     208
		   Turkey							     210
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     216

	VIII.	Industry Structure						     222
		General								     222
		Industry Composition & Market Share				     222
		Market Leaders							     226
		   Saint-Gobain							     226
		   Knauf							     227
		   Lafarge							     228
		   USG								     228
		   Yoshino Gypsum						     229
		   Other Leading Companies					     230
		Vertical & Horizontal Integration				     231
		Manufacturing							     234
		Marketing							     236
		Distribution							     237
		Cooperative Agreements						     238
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     242
		Company Profiles						     244
		   American Gypsum, see Eagle Materials
		   Armstrong World Industries Incorporated			     245
		   Beijing New Building Material plc				     247
		   BGC Australia Proprietary Limited				     249
		   Boral Limited						     251
		   Caraustar Industries Incorporated				     255
		   CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
		   Chiyoda-Ute Company Limited					     256
		   Comex Lafarge, see Lafarge
		   CSR Limited							     257
		   Eagle Materials Incorporated					     260
		   Etex Group SA						     263
		   Fletcher Building Limited					     265
		   Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
		   Gypsemna Company LLC						     267
		   Gypsum Resources Australia, see Boral and CSR
		   KCC Corporation						     269
		   Knauf Gips KG						     270
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     275
		   Kuwait Gypsum Manufacturing & Trading Company		     278
		   L&W Supply, see USG
		   Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia, see Boral and Lafarge	
		   Lafarge SA	279
		   National Gypsum Company					     285
		   Pacific Coast Building Products Incorporated			     288
		   Panel Rey SA							     290
		   Republic Paperboard Company, see Eagle Materials
		   Saint-Gobain							     292
		   Shandong Pingyi Zhongxing Plasterboard Company		     299
		   Sociedad Industrial Romeral, see Etex Group and Lafarge
		   Temple-Inland Incorporated					     300
		   Uralita SA							     302
		   USG Corporation						     303
		   Winstone Wallboards Limited, see Fletcher Building
		   Yoshino Gypsum Company Limited				     307


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		           SUMMARY TABLE					       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      11
	2	World Population by Region					      13
	3	World Building Construction Expenditures by Region		      15
	4	World Residential Building Construction Expenditures 
		   by Region							      17
	5	World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 
		   by Region							      19

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	World Drywall & Building Plaster Demand				      36
	2	World Drywall Demand by Region					      42
	3	World Residential Drywall Demand by Region			      47
	4	World Nonresidential Drywall Demand by Region			      48
	5	World Drywall Production by Region				      51
	6	World Drywall Net Exports by Region				      53
	7	World Building Plaster Demand by Region				      56
	8	World Residential Building Plaster Demand by Region		      58
	9	World Nonresidential Building Plaster Demand by Region		      60
	10	World Building Plaster Production by Region			      62
	11	World Building Plaster Net Exports by Region			      64

		SECTION IV -- North America
	1	North America -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      66
	2	North America -- Drywall Supply & Demand			      68
	3	North America -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand		      71
	4	United States -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      73
	5	United States -- Drywall Supply & Demand			      75
	6	United States -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand	              77
		   

	7	Canada -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      79
	8	Canada -- Drywall Supply & Demand				      81
	9	Canada -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			      82
	10	Mexico -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      84
	11	Mexico -- Drywall Supply & Demand				      86
	12	Mexico -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			      87

		SECTION V -- Western Europe
	1	Western Europe -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      89
	2	Western Europe -- Drywall Supply & Demand			      91
	3	Western Europe -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand		      94
	4	Germany -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      96
	5	Germany -- Drywall Supply & Demand				      98
	6	Germany -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			      99
	7	Spain -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     101
	8	Spain -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     103
	9	Spain -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     104
	10	United Kingdom -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     106
	11	United Kingdom -- Drywall Supply & Demand			     108
	12	United Kingdom -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     109
	13	France -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     111
	14	France -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     113
	15	France -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     114
	16	Italy -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster    116
	17	Italy -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     118
	18	Italy -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand	                     119
		   

	19	Other Western Europe -- Macroeconomic Environment
		   for Drywall & Building Plaster				     121
	20	Other Western Europe -- Drywall Supply & Demand			     123
	21	Other Western Europe -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand	     124

		SECTION VI -- Asia/Pacific
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     127
	2	Asia/Pacific - Drywall Supply & Demand				     129
	3	Asia/Pacific -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     132
	4	China -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     135
	5	China -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     138
	6	China -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     139
	7	Japan -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     141
	8	Japan -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     143
	9	Japan -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     144
	10	South Korea -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     147
	11	South Korea -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     149
	12	South Korea -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     150
	13	Australia -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     152
	14	Australia -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     154
	15	Australia -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     155
	16	India -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     157
	17	India -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     159
	18	India -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     160
	19	Thailand -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     162
	20	Thailand -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     164
	21	Thailand -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand	165
		   

	22	Other Asia/Pacific -- Macroeconomic Environment for 
		   Drywall & Building Plaster					     167
	23	Other Asia/Pacific -- Drywall Supply & Demand			     169
	24	Other Asia/Pacific -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     170

		SECTION VII -- Other Regions
	1	Central & South America -- Macroeconomic Environment 
		   for Drywall & Building Plaster				     173
	2	Central & South America -- Drywall Supply & Demand		     175
	3	Central & South America -- Building Plaster Supply 
		   & Demand							     176
	4	Brazil -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     178
	5	Brazil -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     180
	6	Brazil -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     181
	7	Other Central & South America -- Macroeconomic 
		   Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster			     183
	8	Other Central & South America -- Drywall Supply & Demand	     185
	9	Other Central & South America -- Building Plaster Supply 
		   & Demand							     187
	10	Eastern Europe -- Macroeconomic Environment for 
		   Drywall & Building Plaster					     189
	11	Eastern Europe -- Drywall Supply & Demand			     191
	12	Eastern Europe -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     193
	13	Russia -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     195
	14	Russia -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     197
	15	Russia -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     199
	16	Other Eastern Europe -- Macroeconomic Environment for 
		   Drywall & Building Plaster					     201
	17	Other Eastern Europe -- Drywall Supply & Demand			     203
	18	Other Eastern Europe -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand	     204
	19	Africa/Mideast -- Macroeconomic Environment for 
		   Drywall & Building Plaster					     206
	20	Africa/Mideast -- Drywall Supply & Demand	208
		   Africa/Mideast -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     210
	21	Turkey -- Macroeconomic Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     212
	22	Turkey -- Drywall Supply & Demand				     214
	23	Turkey -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     215
	24	Other Africa/Mideast -- Macroeconomic Environment for 
		   Drywall & Building Plaster					     217
	25	Other Africa/Mideast -- Drywall Supply & Demand			     219
	26	Other Africa/Mideast -- Building Plaster Supply & Demand	     221

		SECTION VIII -- Industry Structure
	1	World Drywall & Building Plaster Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2009 225
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     241
	3	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     243


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	World Gypsum Mine Production by Region, 2009			      22

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	Per Capita Drywall Demand/Per Capita GDP Relationship		      44

		SECTION IV -- North America
	1	North America -- Drywall Market Share by Company, 2009		      69

		SECTION V -- Western Europe
	1	Western Europe -- Drywall Market Share by Company, 2009		      92

		SECTION VI -- Asia/Pacific
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Drywall Market Share by Company, 2009		     131

		SECTION VIII -- Industry Structure
	1	World Drywall & Building Plaster Sales by Company, 2009		     226
	2	World Drywall Sales by Company, 2009				     231