# National Gypsum to reopen Wilmington gypsum board plant with $25M upgrade

National Gypsum Company announced it will reopen its idled Wilmington, NC, plant with a $25 million investment over five years to upgrade machinery and install new equipment. The plant is expected to be operational by the end of 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-08
- Where: Wilmington, NC, United States
- Value: $25.0M
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: gypsum board
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [National Gypsum Company](https://endata.com/companies/31773.md)

## Sources

- [nationalgypsum.com](https://www.nationalgypsum.com/newsroom/press-releases/national-gypsum-to-reopen-wilmington-gypsum-board-plant), 2018-05-08: "We expect to have the plant operational by the end of the year."

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