Media Releases

WALLBOARD SHIPMENT VOLUME ANNOUNCED FOR SECOND QUARTER OF 2007

WASHINGTON, DC – According to statistics complied by the Gypsum Association, the United States gypsum board industry shipped a total of 8.001 billion square feet of material during the second calendar quarter (April - June) of 2007. During the same period, Canadian manufacturers shipped 839 million square feet of material.

During the first six months of 2007, U.S. manufacturers have shipped a total of 15.770 billion square feet of material and Canadian manufacturers have shipped 1.632 billion square feet of material.

The Gypsum Association is in its 77th year of service as the technical, promotion, and information center of the gypsum industry. The Association, representing companies located throughout the United States and Canada, is based in Washington, DC.

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