Alberta lands wallboard plant

August 17, 2022



A new wallboard plant is set to begin construction in Wheatland County, Alberta in 2023—adding a second producer to Western Canada and strengthening local supply chains.
CGC Inc., the Canadian division of USG Corp., announced plans for the $210 million project on July 28.
“Shipping our products from Eastern Canadian or American manufacturing plants no longer meets the growing demand,” said USG Corp. president and CEO Chris Griffin.
The investment will make CGC the second manufacturer of wallboard with manufacturing facilities in Western Canada. To date, the sole local producer has been CT Canada, a division of the CertainTeed Group, which operates facilities in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.
CGC has secured 214 acres for its project, making it a “very significant” development for the county and the region, according to Matt Boscariol, deputy chief administrative officer with Wheatland County.
In 2018, the county anticipated it would need 400 acres of industrial land through 2041, with about a quarter of the demand met by sites in the Goldfinch area.
Construction will employ 200 people, with 100 jobs once the plant goes into production.
“Situating the CGC plant in the Goldfinch area of the county, they can pull from Calgary, of course, you can pull from the county, the town of Strathmore, city of Chestermere,” Boscariol said, noting the plant can also serve home builders in Carseland.