# CGC breaks ground on $210M wallboard plant in Wheatland County, Alberta

CGC Inc., the Canadian division of USG Corporation, broke ground on a new $210 million manufacturing plant in Wheatland County, Alberta, to produce Sheetrock brand wallboard. The facility will create over 100 permanent jobs and is expected to serve Western Canadian builders.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-05-23
- Where: Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada, Canada
- Value: $210.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: under construction
- Products: Sheetrock brand wallboard
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [CGC Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/64404.md)
- [USG](https://endata.com/companies/27822.md) (investor)
- [USG](https://endata.com/companies/27822.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [assemblies-tools.usg.com](https://assemblies-tools.usg.com/content/usgcom/en/newsroom/usg-news/2024-05-23-cgc-breaks-ground-on-construction-of-new-alberta-manufacturing-plant.html), 2024-05-23: "CGC Inc., the Canadian division of USG Corporation, today announced that construction of its new manufacturing plant in Wheatland County, Alta., is officially underway."
- [wheatlandcounty.ca](https://wheatlandcounty.ca/cgc-breaks-ground-on-construction-of-new-alberta-manufacturing-plant/), 2024-05-23: "Today's groundbreaking marks a significant win for CGC operations in Western Canada."
- [assemblies-tools.usg.com](https://assemblies-tools.usg.com/content/usgcom/en/blog/cgc-inc-usg-invests-in-west-canada-and-zero-waste-manufacturing.html), 2024-06-18: "This groundbreaking marks a significant win for CGC operations in Western Canada and for our ambitious growth plans in Canada more broadly."

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