CertainTeed Identifies Las Vegas for New Joint Compound Plant

CertainTeed Gypsum, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, a Valley Forge, Pa.-based producer of gypsum products, recently announced plans to build a new plant in Las Vegas, Nev. The new 100,000-square-foot location will manufacture ready-mix joint compounds, setting-type joint compounds and powdered textures. The company says production will begin late next year.

“Our customers in the Southwestern United States have asked us for a full interior finishing system consisting of ProRoc®-branded gypsum board, joint treatments and tapes,” says George Wattman, general manager for CertainTeed Gypsum Finishing Products. “This expansion helps us achieve our goal of being their preferred choice for innovative building products and systems.”

Currently, CertainTeed Gypsum operates a gypsum wallboard plant in Las Vegas and the company says it selected the city for a second facility because it will provide customers in the southwest region quick access to a full-line offering of wallboard and finishing products. In addition, the company says the proximity of two facilities will allow it to provide both product lines in a single shipment.

“This will be our second joint compound plant in the U.S. and builds upon the very successful entry and growth model we’ve established in the Pacific Northwest at our Kent, Wash., facility,” says Don Moses, president of CertainTeed Gypsum.

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