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Quick Facts
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- Multi-billion dollar, privately-held company, headquartered in Charlotte, NC,
with operations in the United States and Canada
- Founded in 1925, National Gypsum is one of the nation's leading building products manufacturers
- Second largest gypsum drywall manufacturer in the U.S. – 23% market share
- Three focused business units
o Gypsum drywall – Gold Bond® BRAND
o Interior finishing products – ProForm® BRAND
o Cement board – PermaBase® BRAND
- Vertically integrated for quality and cost control
o Three paper mills produce heavy liner paper for drywall production from recycled paper
o Eight gypsum mines and quarries including the largest gypsum quarry in the world located near
Halifax, Nova Scotia
o Internal logistics transport rock by ocean-going vessels
- National footprint with plants located near major metropolitan areas
o 21 gypsum drywall plants
o 7 interior finishing product plants producing drywall finishing products including ready mix, tape,
and textures
o 4 cement backerboard plants
- Products
o All National Gypsum products and assemblies meet all applicable ASTM and UL standards.
o All National Gypsum wallboard and ready-mix products have achieved GREENGUARD Certification,
the highest standard for indoor air quality.
- Award-winning operations
o IndustryWeek Magazine named the company's Apollo Beach plant and its Wilmington, NC plant one
of the 10 Best Manufacturing Plants in North America in 2005 and 2006, respectively.
o The State of Pennsylvania awarded the company's Shippingport, PA, plant the Governor's
Environmental Award.
o The company has been named one of the safest in the United States.
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