Knauf takes on Fletcher in plasterboard market as NZ mulls high costs of building

Knauf takes on Fletcher in plasterboard market as NZ mulls high costs of building
By Tina Morrison Nov. 18 (BusinessDesk) – Knauf, the world’s second-largest plasterboard maker, may build a factory in New Zealand, adding to a chain of independent stores it is setting up to try to loosen what it says is Fletcher Building’s grip on the market and dominance in supply channels. The German company currently sources plasterboard for New Zealand from the Lafarge Plasterboard factories in Sydney and Melbourne it bought in 2011. As those plants reach capacity, a New Zealand factory “is an option that will be considered,” said John...