Gypsum: Relationships

Every element and industry that Gypsum is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

• Cement: Cement contains about 4 to 5% gypsum, ground in with clinker to control setting, and USGS finds no practical substitute for it; India imported about 35% of the gypsum its cement plants used in FY2022-23, so supply, not price, is the main link. (researched)
• Building materials: Building materials depends on gypsum.
• Construction and infrastructure: Construction and infrastructure depends on gypsum.
• Construction chemicals: Their prices have moved together.
• Gas pipelines and city gas: Their prices have moved together.
• Paints and coatings: Their prices have moved together.
• Phosphoric acid: Their prices have moved together.
• Thermal coal: Their prices have moved together.