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New NGC was formed in 1993 to focus on the core business of producing, marketing,
and selling gypsum wallboard and interior finishing products. Part of the purchase
was the name – National Gypsum Company. The company was taken private in 1995.
The original National Gypsum was founded in 1925 by Melvin H. Baker, Joseph F. Haggerty,
and Clarence E. Williams, who developed a process to make gypsum wallboard lighter
and more flexible and cause the gypsum to adhere to the paper backing. Their product
was what we know as modern wallboard.
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First shipment of Gold Bond Wallboard at Shoals Plant |
Since becoming a private company, New NGC has invested over $1 billion in the business.
That investment has included new plants, equipment, and technology, and has created
the industry leader for service, quality, and innovation. One of these investments
was the acquisition of its PermaBase cement board business in 1998.
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2007 – Mt. Holly, NC , plant opens – high-speed, byproduct gypsum
2005 – Announced plans for 1 billion-square-foot plant near Charlotte, NC
2001 – Apollo Beach, FL , plant opens – high-speed, byproduct gypsum
1999 – Shippingport, PA , plant opens – high-speed, byproduct gypsum
1998 – PermaBase cement board business acquired
1995 – New NGC becomes private company
1993 – New NGC formed – headquartered in Charlotte, NC
1970s – National Gypsum becomes building products conglomerate, head-
quartered in Dallas, TX
1925 – National Gypsum founded, headquartered in Buffalo, NY
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