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BUA Group says production has begun at its Port Harcourt facility for Plaster of Paris gypsum plaster boards, a move the industrial conglomerate is pitching as another push to localize building materials for Nigeria’s fast growing housing market.
Abdul Samad Rabiu, the group’s chairman, disclosed the start up in a post on X, describing the boards as a continuation of earlier POP production by BUA Gypsum Plaster, the company’s subsidiary that has been building out gypsum operations in Rivers State.
The update follows BUA’s earlier announcement that it had commenced operations at a newly completed gypsum plaster and plasterboard manufacturing facility in Port Harcourt, which the company and local reporting have described as a major plaster production site. That earlier rollout centered on gypsum plaster output for the construction sector, with Rabiu linking the investment to BUA’s plan to strengthen industrial value chains and support infrastructure development across Nigeria and West Africa.
BUA has framed the project around import substitution, arguing that domestic production can reduce reliance on imported gypsum plaster products that builders use for finishes, ceilings and interior work. In the previous rollout, the company cited a daily output figure of 2,400 tons for gypsum plaster at the Port Harcourt plant while pointing to rising demand for plaster products tied to new housing and commercial construction.
The company’s gypsum unit has also outlined a separate plaster board line at the same site. In earlier company material, BUA Gypsum Plaster described a plaster board unit with a capacity of 500 tons per day and said production would begin soon, language that the chairman’s latest post suggests has now shifted into active output.
Construction suppliers and contractors say boards and plaster products are sensitive to logistics and foreign exchange swings because they are bulky, price competitive and often imported when local supply is tight. They say any sustained increase in domestic output could help steady availability for contractors, though the impact will depend on distribution reach, quality consistency and whether manufacturers can keep plants running at scale.
BUA has previously urged interested distributors to register for access to its gypsum products, signaling an approach that leans on formal channels rather than open market spot buying. As the plaster board line ramps up, builders in the Niger Delta and beyond will be watching whether Port Harcourt becomes a dependable source for interior finishing materials that often arrive from abroad.
