USG Sweetwater Celebrates 100 Years as Engaging, Innovating Community Mainstay
USG’s Sweetwater plant is known as “the place where innovation is borne.” Deep in the heart of West Texas, the plant has a long history as a testing ground and launching pad for automation that helps drive the manufacturing industry forward.
Many of USG’s product and process innovations originate in Sweetwater. Half-inch Sheetrock and Tapered-edge Sheetrock, both developed in Sweetwater, have become the industry standard and competitors followed USG’s lead. And one of the company’s more recent product innovations coming out of Sweetwater is Durock Brand Glass-Mat Tile Backer — a product experiencing more than 400 percent growth over the past 10 years.