The price index for the always-vola...

The price index for the always-volatile sulphate of lime product group continues to fluctuate wildly. After plunging through 22.3% between 2000 and 2001 the price index for gypsum-based building produces primarily wallboard, rose again this spring. Average prices increased 21% during April and 53% during May. The May 2002 price index for sulphate of lime products was already 181% higher than it had been during May 2001

In reply to sustained price increases from 1997 by means of 1999, manufacturers added a significant amount of recent production capacity during 2000 and 2001 Although demand for