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- USG Corporation
- Country : United States
- City: Chicago
- State: Illinois - IL
- Address: 125 S. Franklin
- Zipcode: 60680-4678
- Category: Fortune 500 Companies
- Description: USG has more walls than a maze. Through its subsidiaries, USG makes gypsum wallboard (its SHEETROCK brand is #1 in the world), ready-mixed joint compounds (also under the SHEETROCK name), DUROCK cement board, and underlayment, among other building materials. To produce gypsum rock for use in its products, the company owns 15 mines in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Subsidiary Gypsum Transportation operates a fleet of ocean vessels that move gypsum from USG's mines to its manufacturing plants; subsidiary L&W Supply distributes gypsum wallboard to contractors and builders. Warren Buffett has a 15% stake in the company, which has filed for bankruptcy protection due to asbestos litigation costs.
- Products: Building Materials, Glass
- Employees: 14,300