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Building Our Future

Building Our Future

CGC in Wheatland County, Alberta - Growing to Better Serve Our Customers in Canada

Vendor Submittal

Apply to provide services, equipment or materials for the Wheatland Plant.

Interested vendors should apply here to provide services, equipment or materials for the build out of the Wheatland Plant, located outside of Calgary, Alberta. This information will help determine which vendors will be contacted for RFPs / RFQs.

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Vendor Submittal

Apply to provide services, equipment or materials for the Wheatland Plant.

Interested vendors should apply here to provide services, equipment or materials for the build out of the Wheatland Plant, located outside of Calgary, Alberta. This information will help determine which vendors will be contacted for RFPs / RFQs.

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CGC’s Largest Investment in Decades


CGC is building a state-of-the-art wallboard manufacturing plant in Wheatland County, Alberta. The plant will allow us to better serve
our valued Canadian customers and provide access to USG’s industry-leading products, including Sheetrock® Brand EcoSmart
wallboard panels for the first time, so they can build faster, smarter and more sustainably.

Latest News

Latest News

July 28, 2022

CGC announces $210 million investment to build state-of-the-art wallboard manufacturing plant in Alberta

Partnership with Wheatland County, Invest Alberta Corporation and the Government of Alberta to create 300+ local jobs and expand CGC presence in Western Canada.

CGC Wheatland: 4 Pillars of Sustainability

CGC Wheatland: 4 Pillars of Sustainability

CGC Wheatland: 4 Pillars of Sustainability

Product Design

Giving the Canadian market access to USG Sheetrock® Brand EcoSmart Panels for the first time—the lightest and most sustainable wallboard product in the world, by design.

  • Less water is required to produce USG Sheetrock® Brand EcoSmart Panels than standard wallboard
  • Product dries faster, saving energy
  • USG Sheetrock® Brand EcoSmart Panels wallboard use 100% recycled face and back papers

Equipment and Process Innovations

Implementing the latest innovations and cutting-edge technology to optimize operational sustainability, making our end-product even more eco-friendly. 

  • CGC’s first plant built using zero-waste approach—100% production waste recycled back into manufacturing process, nothing goes to landfill
  • High-efficiency gas-fired kiln uses low energy to dry product, recovers evaporated water
  • USG technology turns gypsum into stucco using lowest available embodied energy for calcining mill
  • High-efficiency lighting throughout plant

Alternate and Renewable Energy

Building green, renewable energy sources into the fabric of our newest wallboard plant to be self-sufficient, cost-effective and eco-friendly by design.

  • Onsite solar field to power 100% of the plant’s electricity needs—a first in the USG/CGC network
  • Solar field fully operational day-one

Going Local

Producing eco-friendly materials in closer proximity to CGC customers to improve sustainability and provide even better, more convenient service at the same time.

  • More wallboard product can be shipped to Western Canadian customers at once because of light-weight, slim-profile nature of Sheetrock® Brand EcoSmart Panels, reducing total transportation time and emissions to deliver more product
  • Natural gas supported by Alberta utilities
 
Learn more about USG Sustainability.

Vendor Submittal

Vendor Submittal

Apply to provide services, equipment or materials for the Wheatland Plant.

Interested vendors should apply here to provide services, equipment or materials for the build out of the Wheatland Plant, located outside of Calgary, Alberta. This information will help determine which vendors will be contacted for RFPs / RFQs.

Thank you! Your information has successfully been submitted