At present, Asia’s dominant supplier, Thailand, is unlikely to capitalise on its remaining gypsum resources, due to local supply constraints anticipated in the future. Supply from Iran will be restricted to the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the West Coast of India. The Sultanate of Oman will therefore become a significant supplier, on the back of its rapidly growing gypsum industry. Thus, even with an aggressive upside supply scenario from Oman, the gypsum demand/supply deficit will widen, cumulatively, by over 60 million t between 2017 and 2026, creating a lucrative market for Omani gypsum. The gypsum demand will be large enough to accommodate new import supplies from Turkey, Spain, and Mexico.
Jonathan Rowland
Editor
Jonathan joined Palladian in 2007, after studying at the University of Manchester. He took on the role of Editor of World Cement in January 2017 after seven years as Editor of World Coal. He also launched Dry Bulk in 2016 - a new publication covering the global trade and transportation of dry bulk commodities.
Outside of the office, Jonathan spends most of his time running after his two daughters. He also enjoys following his home football (soccer) team, Leicester City, and the England and Wales Cricket Team.
