USG Corporation Stock Company Profile

Description

USG Corporation manufactures and distributes building materials worldwide. Its Gypsum segment provides gypsum and related products to construct walls, ceilings, roofs, and floors of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, as well as for various industrial applications. It provides gypsum panels; and joint compounds, corner beads, joint tapes, and plasters for wallboard joints finishing under Sheetrock brand. This segment also offers cement board under Durock brand; backerboard that includes abuse-resistant interior wall panels, tile backer boards, and flooring underlayments under Fiberock brand; poured gypsum flooring systems under Levelrock brand; roof boards under Securock brand; and air-water barrier system and industrial gypsum under ExoAir 430 brand. In addition, this segment provides construction plaster products under Red Top, Imperial, Diamond, and Supremo brands; and gypsum-based products for agricultural and industrial customers. The company’s Ceilings segment offers ceiling tiles under Radar, Eclipse, Mars, and Halcyon brands; and ceiling grids under Donn, DX, Fineline, Centricitee, Identitee DXI, Curvatura, and Compasso brands. Its Distribution segment operates as distributor of gypsum wallboard and other building materials; and offers products of other manufacturers, including drywall metal, insulation, roofing, fasteners, and exterior insulation finishing systems. The company’s USG Boral Building Products segment manufactures, distributes, and sells various building products; mines raw gypsum; and sells natural and synthetic gypsum. It offers its products under the USG Boral Sheetrock, USG Boral NextGen, Elephant, Jayaboard, Durock, and Donn DX brands. The company distributes its products through building materials dealers, home improvement centers and other retailers, specialty wallboard distributors, and contractors. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.