Sharp Rise in Synthetic Gypsum Consumption

May 26, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c18013) has announced the addition of The Economics of Gypsum & Anhydrite to their offering.

Natural gypsum is the most common form of gypsum used around the world but consumption of synthetic material has started to rise sharply, especially in Europe and North America. The most commonly used type of synthetic gypsum is produced by flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) equipment at coal-fired power stations. Other forms of synthetic gypsum, such as titanogypsum, fluorogypsum and phosphygypsum can be used, but levels of impurities and the local availability of natural gypsum affect demand.

Consumption of synthetic gypsum, especially FGD gypsum, in industrialised countries started to rise in the 1990s and is expected to continue to do so. This rise was caused by two main factors affecting electricity companies: the introduction of environmental legislation in the 1980s, and the rising cost of disposal of coal combustion products. Global consumption of gypsum in all its forms was estimated at 149Mt in 2003.

The main market for natural gypsum is as a retarder in Portland cement, especially in industrialising economies where production of calcined gypsum products is much smaller than the developed economies. In 2003, cement production consumed an estimated 76Mt of gypsum. Plasterboard and plaster production was estimated to have accounted for 58.5Mt, and the other main market for gypsum was in agriculture, where an estimated 6.5Mt was used. Cement will continue to be the main market for gypsum, despite the recent increases in plasterboard capacity in North America, Europe and Asia. Over the next five years consumption of FGD gypsum will rise at a faster rate than most other forms of gypsum.

The key trends, issues and developments in the market are now analysed in report 'The Economics of Gypsum & Anhydrite'. It provides a clear insight into all areas of the industry and an authoritative analysis of the prospects for the future.

The report covers the following countries:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, USA, Uzbekistan

Report Contents:
1    Summary                   
2    Occurrence and reserves of gypsum           
3    Mining of natural gypsum and anhydrite       
4    Production of natural gypsum and anhydrite by region   
5    World production of synthetic gypsum           
6    Recycling of gypsum               
7    Production of gypsum and anhydrite by country and company48
8    International trade in gypsum and anhydrite   
9    Markets for gypsum and anhydrite           
10    Market for gypsum and anhydrite in cement   
11    Market for gypsum and anhydrite in plasterboard   
12    Market for gypsum and anhydrite in floor screed   
13    Market for gypsum and anhydrite in agriculture   
14    Market for gypsum and anhydrite in fillers and pigments
15    Other markets for gypsum and anhydrite       
16    Prices of gypsum and anhydrite           

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c18013

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
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Sharp Rise in Synthetic Gypsum Consumption

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