National Gypsum Breaks Ground for North Carolina Wallboard Plant

The National Gypsum Co., Charlotte, N.C., has broken ground on its $125 million wallboard plant in Mt. Holly, N.C.

The plant will be capable of producing approximately 1 billion square feet of wallboard per year, according to a press release from the company. It will also incorporate recycled material in its production by using byproduct gypsum from four Duke Power plants in Marshall, Cliffside, Allen and Belews Creek.

National Gypsum expects to begin operating the plant during the third quarter of 2007.

National Gypsum is a supplier of wallboard, interior finishing products and cement board to the construction industry.