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National Gypsum Announces Major Paper Expansion
National Gypsum Company, a leading manufacturer of gypsum wallboard, announced today
it plans to more than triple paper manufacturing capacity at its Oxford, AL plant.
The expansion will include installing a state-of-the-art paper machine with a tentative
startup in late-2009. The company will invest approximately $115 million in the
project, bringing employment at the plant to 93.
“Our expansion in Alabama builds on one of National Gypsum’s key operating strategies
– vertical integration,” said CEO Thomas C. Nelson. “By owning our own raw material
supplies, including paper, we can better control costs and quality. The incentives
offered by the State of Alabama and the support of Leon Smith, mayor of Oxford,
helped make the expansion possible.”
“It is a privilege to have a company like National Gypsum and its employees in Oxford,”
said Mayor Leon Smith. “This company has been part of our community for 50 years,
and this new project, creating 15 new jobs, will only strengthen our relationship.
On behalf of the citizens of Oxford, the Oxford City Council members, and my office
we look forward to serving National Gypsum for 50 more years.”
National Gypsum recently announced wallboard capacity expansions with new high-speed
plants near Charlotte, NC, and Phoenix, AZ. The additional paper capacity will be
needed to support these expansions. While the building is erected and the machine
installed, National Gypsum will continue to produce paper on its existing equipment
in Alabama.
”National Gypsum has had a highly successful operation at our Alabama plant for
50 years,” Nelson continued. “Our associates have produced excellent operating results.
We know this new machine will be in good hands.”
The new three-ply paper fourdrinier machine will use state-of-the-art technology
to produce a strong, yet light-weight sheet of paper. With the technology, less
fiber is used to produce the sheet and, because of the reduced weight, the company
can ship more paper per truck to its wallboard plants. The machine allows for efficient
production of 54-inch paper as well as 48-inch paper. This project builds on the
company’s previous fourdrinier paper-making experience at its Pryor, OK plant.
National Gypsum operates four paper mills, recycling 100 percent waste paper to
produce the facing paper for its gypsum wallboard. The company is one of the largest
waste paper recyclers in the nation.
Headquartered in Charlotte, National Gypsum is a leading supplier of wallboard,
interior finishing products, and cement board to the construction industry. It has
a network of 40 facilities in North America, including its own paper mills and gypsum
mines and quarries.
September 21, 2006
Contact:
Nancy Spurlock
704/365-7556
nhspurlock@nationalgypsum.com
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