UK: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Kingspan’s acquisition of steel roofing and cladding supplier Coverworld. The Currency newspaper has reported that the regulator found ‘no concerns on any theory of harm’ to competition arising from the deal.
India: Saint-Gobain has commenced construction of its fifth Indian mineral wool insulation plant at Oragadam near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The plant will have capacity of 50,000t/yr of mineral wool. It will also produce acoustic insulation panels, gypsum wallboard, plaster and float glass. The Times of India newspaper has reported that the plant is France-based Saint-Gobain’s largest investment in the Asia-Pacific Region to date.
Saint-Gobain Asia Pacific Regional Senior Vice-President and CEO Sreedhar Natarajan noted the upcoming plant’s reliance on automation technology to ‘Enhance our ability to deliver high-performance and differentiated solutions to our customers.’
North America: Kingspan Insulation North America has rebranded its expanded polystyrene (EPS) product line as AeroRoof, AeroWall and AeroSlab, according to application.
The AeroRoof brand encompasses flute fillers for standing seam metal roof systems, tapered EPS boards for high-traffic roofs and Holey Board lightweight EPS insulation for concrete. AeroWall features BackerBoard siding insulation and underlay, while AeroSlab features the A-One insulated concrete forming system and GeoFoam lightweight engineered fill.
Senior Director of Building Solutions Billy Conry said "This reorganisation makes it easier for contractors, designers and engineers to specify the right EPS solution for each application."
Ireland: Kingspan recorded sales of €4.52bn in the first half of 2025, up by 8% year-on-year from €4.17bn in the first half of 2024. Trading profit grew by 5% year-on-year to, €443m from €422m. The company’s Insulated Building Envelopes division contributed sales worth €3.75bn, up by 8%, with a trading profit of €367m, up by 3%.
During the period, Kingspan invested €400m in capital expenditure, including in new or upcoming insulation plants in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, New Zealand, Paraguay, Poland and Romania.
