by Guest » June 15, 2020, 1:23 pm
boatbuddy wrote:Domtar has a large drywall plant in Caledoniat south of Hamilton.
As far as I understand, Domtar sold the Caledonia drywall plant to Georgia Pacific in 1998 and GP idled it in early 2014. Best I can tell, it is still idled.
Canadian Gypsum Company (CGC, a subsidiary of US Gypsum) has a drywall plant down the road in Hagersville, Ont. However, they have their own active underground mine (at least it was active in 2019, since a worker was injured there). They are also a competitor to National Gypsum so I don't know how much they buy and sell raw material from each other.
It will be interesting to see what dock the Thunder Bay goes to. Perhaps the material will be trucked or railed to CGC in Hagersville. Gypsum has many uses, including in animal feed and fertilizer, so perhaps it may end up near a grain facility for mixing or distribution. That appeared to be the ultimate use of the recent load of gypsum from Newfoundland to Green Bay, Wisconsin.
[quote="boatbuddy"]Domtar has a large drywall plant in Caledoniat south of Hamilton.[/quote]
As far as I understand, Domtar sold the Caledonia drywall plant to Georgia Pacific in 1998 and GP idled it in early 2014. Best I can tell, it is still idled.
Canadian Gypsum Company (CGC, a subsidiary of US Gypsum) has a drywall plant down the road in Hagersville, Ont. However, they have their own active underground mine (at least it was active in 2019, since a worker was injured there). They are also a competitor to National Gypsum so I don't know how much they buy and sell raw material from each other.
It will be interesting to see what dock the Thunder Bay goes to. Perhaps the material will be trucked or railed to CGC in Hagersville. Gypsum has many uses, including in animal feed and fertilizer, so perhaps it may end up near a grain facility for mixing or distribution. That appeared to be the ultimate use of the recent load of gypsum from Newfoundland to Green Bay, Wisconsin.