U.S. GYPSUM NOW OFFERS LEVELROCK® BRAND
FLOOR UNDERLAYMENT
MADE WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RECAPTURED GYPSUM
Company Leads the Way in Innovative Raw Material Sourcing
The Industrial
Products Division of United States Gypsum Company
has announced that several of its innovative
LEVELROCK® Brand Floor Underlayment products are
now being manufactured from recaptured (synthetic)
gypsum, making the company the first in the
industry to introduce an environmentally friendly
poured gypsum concrete underlayment.
During the last few decades, air pollution
regulations have required that coal-fired
electrical power plants add flue gas
desulfurization (FGD) equipment to limit their
emissions of sulfur dioxide and help reduce acid
rain. Some power plants further process the FGD
gypsum to make it usable for a number of products
and applications, including gypsum wallboard and
now flooring underlayment products. The use of this
recaptured gypsum eliminates the need to dispose of
the material in landfills.
USG’s manufacturing plant in Gypsum, Ohio, has
recently begun utilizing recaptured gypsum in
making three LEVELROCK Brand Floor Underlayment
products. They are:
• LEVELROCK Brand
Floor Underlayment 2500 – An economical,
fast-installing choice for multifamily and
light-commercial construction with compressive
strengths ranging from 2,500 to 3,200 psi (pounds
per square inch).
• LEVELROCK Brand Floor Underlayment 3500 – An
ideal option for hard-surface upgrades in
multifamily projects and as a topping to correct
cracked and uneven concrete floors. With
compressive strengths ranging from 3,500 to 4,000
psi, it offers excellent performance for
high-traffic areas in both new construction and
remodeling projects. It also meets resilient floor
industry underlayment requirements for commercial
vinyl applications.
• LEVELROCK Brand Floor Underlayment RH (Radiant
Heat) – Designed especially for use over radiant
heat tubes, the product provides an ideal thermal
mass for efficient heat distribution. It delivers
compressive strengths from 2,500 to 3,200 psi.
U.S. Gypsum pioneered recaptured gypsum’s use more
than 25 years ago and is the nation’s largest user
of the material. Today, the company’s plants use
more than 3.0 million tons of recaptured gypsum
annually in making SHEETROCK® Brand Gypsum Panels,
FIBEROCK® Brand underlayment and panel products,
SECUROCK™ Brand Roof Board and now LEVELROCK Brand
Floor Underlayment.
During the next decade, total annual production of
all scrubber byproducts could almost double as new
scrubbers are added at additional power plants. It
is anticipated that most of these new scrubbers
will produce gypsum as a byproduct, thereby
increasing the use of recaptured gypsum in the
gypsum industry and other markets.
For additional information, contact the Industrial
Products Division of United States Gypsum Company
at P.O. Box 806278, Chicago, IL 60680-4124, call
(800) 487-4431 or visit the division’s Web site at
www.gypsumsolutions.com.
The Industrial Products Division of United States
Gypsum Company is a leading producer and marketer
of a wide range of industrial products used in
manufacturing, tooling, plastics, coatings,
construction, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, food
processing, statuary, ceramics, road repair and
other applications.
United States Gypsum Company is a subsidiary of USG
Corporation, a Fortune 500 company with business
units that are market leaders in their key product
groups: gypsum wallboard, joint compound and
related gypsum products; cement board; gypsum fiber
panels; ceiling panels and grid; and building
products distribution. For additional information,
visit the USG Web site at
www.usg.com. |
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