For instance, nationwide the price of
gypsum products used for drywall is up 23 percent, plastic products like pipes are up 20 percent, steel mill products 18 percent, aluminum mill shapes 15 percent and concrete 11 percent, said Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, a trade group.
The price of softwood lumber rose by 2.3 % in December, while prices paid for ready - mix concrete,
gypsum products, and OSB all fell, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Ready - mix concrete,
gypsum products and OSB prices fell by 0.1 %, 0.2 %, and 1.3 %, respectively.
Over the past 12 months, prices have increased 19 % on steel mill products, 17 % on copper and brass mill shapes, 7.6 % on
gypsum products like wallboard and plaster, and 7.3 % on lumber and plywood, according to data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Not exact matches
«The expected ships are carrying buck wheat, containers, general cargoes, bulk steel
products, bulk sugar, ethanol, project cargo, bulk gas, bulk
gypsum, crude palmolein, empty container, diesel and aviation fuel,» NPA said.
The setup is part of an experiment aimed at testing an unusual water pollution control scheme that uses
gypsum, a waste
product from coal - fired power plants, to reduce nutrient runoff from farms.
Fertilizer companies once routinely mixed
gypsum into their
products, but that practice faded.
Builders used Chinese
gypsum board as a cheaper alternative to American
products, but in the past several years more than 7,000 home owners have filed suits alleging that noxious sulfuric fumes have caused extensive property damage, including corrosion of plumbing, electrical wiring, and appliances.
Designs of ancient architectural
products contained repetitive stylized floral and leaves motifs - garlands and leaves of laurel, eucalyptus, acanthus, palm, and grape vines... Joyful embroidery like leaves of western plants and bold flowers, carved in marble or molded in
gypsum with deep relief design are impressive and picturesque shadows giving a majestic effect.