OUR HISTORY
In October 2013, USG Corporation and Boral Limited announced an exciting joint venture.
USG Boral Building Products combines a leading manufacturing and distribution network with
leading technology and world-class innovation capacity. From Asia to Australia to the Middle
East, USG Boral is enabling builders and contractors alike to build faster and build better for a
greater tomorrow.
The acquisition of
DONN® Incorporated
and its ceiling suspension
systems positioned
USG Interiors as the
only company to offer
complete pre-designed
and fully integrated
ceiling systems.
USG FORMED
1903
1902
1978
First product developed
in 1903, a gypsum-based,
fireproof tile called
Pyrobar.
SHEETROCK® was
invented in 1916 through
the evolution of Sackett
Board.
1946
USG FIRST PRODUCT
SHEETROCK® IS HERE
1916
30 independent
companies merged
to consolidate their
resources and form the
United States Gypsum
(USG) Company.
BORAL WAS FORMED
AGI ACQUISITION
Founded by David
Craig on 4 March 1946
as a manufacturer and
importer of crude oil.
Boral was part owned by
Caltex.
Boral acquires Australian
Gypsum Industries (AGI)
in 1978 in a $55 million
takeover which was the
largest in Australian
business history at the
time.
1980
DONN® ACQUISITION