Worldwide sales of drywall will rise 8.6 percent annually through 2016 to 10.7 billion square meters, with China and the US claiming most new demand. The residential market will outpace its nonresidential counterpart. Global building plaster demand will rise 5.8 percent annually to 37.4 million metric tons in 2016.

This study analyzes the world drywall and building plaster industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (drywall, building plaster), market (residential, nonresidential), world region and for 23 major countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 26 industry participants, including Saint-Gobain, Knauf and Etex.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							     xii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Overview						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   Market Outlook						       7
		World Demographic Overview					      11
		World Building Construction Outlook				      13
		   Residential Building Outlook					      16
		   Nonresidential Building Outlook				      18
		World Gypsum Mine Production					      20
		Pricing								      24
		Environmental Considerations					      26
		   Gypsum Mining & Manufacturing Operations			      26
		   Waste Gypsum Disposal & Recycling				      29
		   Synthetic Gypsum						      32

	III.	OVERVIEW							      36
		General								      36
		Drywall								      39
		   Drywall Demand by Region & Market				      43
		      Residential						      48
		      Nonresidential						      50
		   Drywall Production by Region					      52
		   International Trade Flows in Drywall				      54
		Building Plaster						      56
		   Building Plaster Demand by Region & Market			      58
		      Residential						      60
		      Nonresidential						      61
		   Building Plaster Production by Region			      63
		   International Trade Flows in Building Plaster		      64

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      67
		General								      67
		Drywall Supply & Demand						      69
		Drywall Suppliers & Market Share				      71
		Building Plaster Supply & Demand				      73
		United States							      74
		Canada								      81
		Mexico								      87

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							      94
		General								      94
		Drywall Supply & Demand						      96
		Drywall Suppliers & Market Share				      98
		Building Plaster Supply & Demand				      99
		Germany								     101
		United Kingdom							     107
		Spain								     113
		France								     119
		Italy								     125
		Other Western Europe						     131
		   Netherlands							     135
		   Belgium							     136
		   All Other							     136

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     139
		General								     139
		Drywall Supply & Demand						     141
		Drywall Suppliers & Market Share				     143
		Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     145
		China								     147
		Japan								     154
		South Korea							     160
		Australia							     167
		India								     172
		Thailand							     179
		Other Asia/Pacific						     185
		   Indonesia							     190
		   Vietnam							     191
		   All Other							     191

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     194
		Central & South America						     194
		   General							     194
		   Drywall Supply & Demand					     196
		   Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     198
		   Brazil							     200
		   Other Central & South America				     206
		Eastern Europe							     212
		   General							     212
		   Drywall Supply & Demand					     214
		   Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     216
		   Russia							     218
		   Poland							     224
		   Other Eastern Europe						     230
		Africa/Mideast							     236
		   General							     236
		   Drywall Supply & Demand					     238
		   Building Plaster Supply & Demand				     240
		   Turkey							     242
		   Saudi Arabia							     248
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     254

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     261
		General								     261
		Industry Composition & Market Share				     261
		Market Leaders							     265
		Vertical & Horizontal Integration				     270
		Manufacturing							     273
		Marketing							     276
		Distribution							     277
		Cooperative Agreements						     278
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     282
		Company Profiles						     285
		   American Gypsum, see Eagle Materials
		   Armstrong World Industries Incorporated			     286
		   Beijing New Building Material plc				     289
		   BGC Australia Proprietary Limited				     291
		   Boral Limited						     293
		   Caraustar Industries Incorporated				     298
		   CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
		   Chiyoda-Ute Company Limited					     299
		   CSR Limited							     300
		   Danogips A/S, see Knauf 
		   Durlock, see Etex 
		   Eagle Materials Incorporated					     304
		   Etex Group SA						     307
		   Fletcher Building Limited					     312
		   Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
		   Gypsemna Company LLC						     315
		   International Paper Company					     316
		   KCC Corporation						     318
		   Knauf Gips KG						     319
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     325
		   Kuwait Gypsum Manufacturing & Trading Company		     328
		   L&W Supply, see USG
		   Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia, see Boral
		   Lafarge Plasterboard Proprietary, see Knauf and Lafarge
		   Lafarge SA							     330
		   National Gypsum Company					     334
		   New NGC, see National Gypsum
		   PABCO Building Products, see Pacific Coast Building Products
		   Pacific Coast Building Products Incorporated			     337
		   Panel Rey SA							     339
		   Pladur, see Uralita
		   Potters Interior Systems, see CSR
		   Republic Paperboard, see Eagle Materials
		   Saint-Gobain							     342
		   Shandong Pingyi Zhongxing Plasterboard Company 
		      Limited							     348
		   Shangdong Taihe Dongxin Company Limited			     349
		   Sociedad Industrial Romeral, see Etex and Lafarge
		   Temple-Inland, see International Paper
		   Uralita SA							     350
		   USG Corporation						     351
		   Winstone Wallboards, see Fletcher Building
		   Yesos Knauf, see Knauf 
		   Yoshino Gypsum Company Limited				     356


				      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							      18
	5	World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures  
		   by Region							      20

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Drywall & Building Plaster Demand				      39
	2	World Drywall Demand by Region & Market				      45
	3	World Residential Drywall Demand by Region			      50
	4	World Nonresidential Drywall Demand by Region			      51
	5	World Drywall Production by Region				      54
	6	World Drywall Net Exports by Region				      56
	7	World Building Plaster Demand by Region & Market		      59
	8	World Residential Building Plaster Demand by Region		      61
	9	World Nonresidential Building Plaster Demand			      62
	10	World Building Plaster Production by Region			      64
	11	World Building Plaster Net Exports by Region			      66

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      69
	2	North America:  Drywall Supply & Demand				      71
	3	North America:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		      74
	4	United States:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      76
	5	United States:  Drywall Supply & Demand				      79
	6	United States:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		      81
	7	Canada:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	      83
	8	Canada:  Drywall Supply & Demand				      85
	9	Canada:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			      87
	10	Mexico:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	      89
	11	Mexico:  Drywall Supply & Demand				      91
	12	Mexico:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			      93

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						      96
	2	Western Europe:  Drywall Supply & Demand			      98
	3	Western Europe:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     101
	4	Germany:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     103
	5	Germany:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     105
	6	Germany:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     107
	7	United Kingdom:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     109
	8	United Kingdom:  Drywall Supply & Demand			     111
	9	United Kingdom:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     113
	10	Spain:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     115
	11	Spain:  Drywall Supply & Demand					     117
	12	Spain:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     119
	13	France:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     121
	14	France:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     123
	15	France:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     125
	16	Italy:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     127
	17	Italy:  Drywall Supply & Demand					     129
	18	Italy:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     131
	19	Other Western Europe:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     133
	20	Other Western Europe:  Drywall Supply & Demand			     135
	21	Other Western Europe:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     138

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     141
	2	Asia/Pacific:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     143
	3	Asia/Pacific:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     146
	4	China:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     149
	5	China:  Drywall Supply & Demand					     152
	6	China:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     154
	7	Japan:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     156
	8	Japan:  Drywall Supply & Demand					     158
	9	Japan:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     159
	10	South Korea:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     162
	11	South Korea:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     164
	12	South Korea:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     166
	13	Australia:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     168
	14	Australia:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     170
	15	Australia:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     172
	16	India:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     174
	17	India:  Drywall Supply & Demand					     176
	18	India:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     178
	19	Thailand:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     181
	20	Thailand:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     183
	21	Thailand:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     185
	22	Other Asia/Pacific:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     187
	23	Other Asia/Pacific:  Drywall Supply & Demand			     190
	24	Other Asia/Pacific:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     193

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     196
	2	Central & South America:  Drywall Supply & Demand		     198
	3	Central & South America:  Building Plaster Supply& Demand	     200
	4	Brazil:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     202
	5	Brazil:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     204
	6	Brazil:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     206
	7	Other Central & South America:  Market Environment 
		   for Drywall & Building Plaster				     208
	8	Other Central & South America:  Drywall Supply & Demand		     210
	9	Other Central & South America:  Building Plaster Supply 
		   & Demand							     212
	10	Eastern Europe:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     214
	11	Eastern Europe:  Drywall Supply & Demand			     216
	12	Eastern Europe:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     218
	13	Russia:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     220
	14	Russia:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     222
	15	Russia:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     224
	16	Poland:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     226
	17	Poland:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     228
	18	Poland:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     230
	19	Other Eastern Europe:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     232
	20	Other Eastern Europe:  Drywall Supply & Demand			     234
	21	Other Eastern Europe:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     236
	22	Africa/Mideast:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     238
	23	Africa/Mideast:  Drywall Supply & Demand			     240
	24	Africa/Mideast:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     242
	25	Turkey:  Market Environment for Drywall & Building Plaster	     244
	26	Turkey:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     246
	27	Turkey:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     248
	28	Saudi Arabia:  Market Environment for Drywall  
		   & Building Plaster						     250
	29	Saudi Arabia:  Drywall Supply & Demand				     252
	30	Saudi Arabia:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand			     254
	31	Other Africa/Mideast:  Market Environment for Drywall 
		   & Building Plaster						     256
	32	Other Africa/Mideast:  Drywall Supply & Demand			     258
	33	Other Africa/Mideast:  Building Plaster Supply & Demand		     260


		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Drywall & Building Plaster Sales  
		   for Selected Manufacturers, 2011				     264
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     281
	3	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     284

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gypsum Mine Production by Country, 2011			      24

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	Per Capita Drywall Demand/Per Capita Building Construction 
		   Spending Relationship, 2011					      47

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America:   Drywall Market Share by Company, 2011		      72

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe:   Drywall Market Share by Company, 2011		      99

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific:   Drywall Market Share by Company, 2011		     144

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Drywall & Building Plaster Market Share  
		   by Company, 2011						     265
	2	World Drywall Market Share by Company, 2011			     270