# Saint-Gobain installs energy-efficient grinding tech at Buchanan gypsum plant

Saint-Gobain North America, through CertainTeed, installed a Variable Frequency Drive at its gypsum plant in Buchanan, New York, reducing electricity consumption by nearly 700,000 kWh per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-07-12
- Where: Buchanan, New York, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: gypsum wallboard
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [CertainTeed](https://endata.com/companies/32915.md)
- [Saint-Gobain North America](https://endata.com/companies/64095.md)

## Sources

- [investor.wedbush.com](https://investor.wedbush.com/wedbush/article/bizwire-2022-7-12-saint-gobain-upgrades-key-equipment-at-buchanan-new-york-gypsum-plant-saving-nearly-700000-kwh-of-electricity-per-year), 2022-07-12: "This new technology in Buchanan will help our company maximize its positive impact"

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