CGC Inc., the Canadian division of USG Corp., has announced plans for a new wallboard manufacturing plant in the county of Wheatland, Alta. Construction on the $210-million project is expected to begin in 2023. The provincial government and its crown corporation Invest Alberta are supporting CGC with $3.74-million from the Investment and Growth Fund. An on-site solar farm will provide renewable electric energy to the plant.
“Our customers in Western Canada have said they want a more efficient way to access our CGC wallboard products,” USG CEO and president Chris Griffin said in a release. “Shipping our products from eastern Canadian or American manufacturing plants no longer meets their growing demand.”
