Boral and USG Form Joint Venture to Create Building Products
Boral Limited and USG Corporation announced that they have entered into agreements to form a strategic joint venture to create a world-leading building business, USG Boral Building Products. The 50/50 joint venture will leverage the two companies’ iconic brands, complementary geographic footprints and technological expertise to deliver a unique portfolio of building products across Asia, Australasia and the Middle East.
Boral will contribute its Gypsum division to the joint venture, which includes its plasterboard operations in Australia and Asia. USG, the largest North American manufacturer of plasterboard, will contribute its Asian and Middle Eastern businesses, as well as exclusive access to its world-leading ceilings, cement board, fiber board, lightweight plasterboard and joint compound building products technologies in the joint venture’s territory.