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USG Boral starts local production of plasterboards

MUSCAT, November 5, 2015

USG Boral Middle East, a leading manufacturer for innovative finishing building materials in the region, said it has started manufacturing its Sheetrock plasterboard brand and wall solutions at a production unit in Salalah, Oman.

The local production was aimed at catering to its customers in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region.

USG Boral Zawawi Drywall is the first to produce the Sheetrock brand in the GCC, said a statement from the company.

Developed in the US more than 90 years ago, Sheetrock has become synonymous with quality and innovation. As a result, today, it is a wall solution of choice globally and has been used in many of the world’s most iconic and best constructed buildings, it stated.

Among the factors setting the Sheetrock brand apart is the technology used to produce lighter, easier to construct products that have superior performance, strength and safety features.

They are composed of a gypsum core encased in 100 per cent recycled paper on front and backside also supporting sustainable development, it added.

Commenting on the move, Fares Saghbini, the managing director at USG Boral Middle East, said: "Here in the Gulf region, and around the world, our focus as a company is on delivering innovation that helps our customers work smarter, do more and build better projects."

"That is exactly what the launch of our locally-produced Sheetrock brand plasterboard products in the GCC enables us to do. We are delighted to bring our manufacturing facility and premium products closer to our customers without compromising on quality, dependability and, most importantly, the safety standards upon which Sheetrock’s reputation has been built," he stated.

Saghbini pointed out that USG Boral was bringing a product line with a track record of over 90 years to the Gulf region. "We are proud to be supporting our customers in the delivery of the iconic and groundbreaking buildings and projects that the GCC has become known for," he added.

The locally-produced Sheetrock is certified by UL, a global leader in product safety testing and certification, for 334 wall systems much like that manufactured in the US, said the company in its statement.

USG’s Sheetrock production line in Oman has been fully certified by UL to produce fire rated products and will continue to undergo quarterly inspections according to UL’s rigorous and ongoing standards testing for quality, uniformity and safety including fire resistance, stated Saghbini.-TradeArabia News Service




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