USG Corporation
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USG Corporation Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast [Press Release]
Business Wire | 39 days 17 hours 54 minutes ago
USG Corporation (NYSE:USG), a leading building products company, will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss third quarter 2009 results on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time).
USG Corp. Named NASSTRAC 2009 Shipper of the Year
Journal of Commerce, The | 17 hours 16 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS, MNNASSTRAC recently announced that USG Corp.
Reportlinker Adds Global Wholesalers Industry [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 29 days 11 hours 37 minutes ago
...Percentage Breakdown by Company -Bridgestone Corporation, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin...Champion Enterprises, Clayton Homes, Centex Corporation, USG Corporation, and Others 31 Table 34: Leading Players in...
Critical Alerts For Barrick Gold, Visa, Nucor, Lam Research and USG Released By Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 22 hours 30 minutes ago
...key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Barrick Gold Corporation , Visa, Inc. , Nucor Corporation , Lam Research Corporation , and USG Corp. . In today's unsure markets these brief PriceWatch Alerts contain concise...
Notable Organizations Acknowledge Transplace s Track Record of Supply Chain Sustainability with Proven Solutions, Efficient Strategies for Customers [Press Release]
Business Wire | 42 days 20 hours 39 minutes ago
Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology solutions, is committed to improving operational efficiency, driving waste out of the supply chain, and enabling customers by helping them establish sustainable operations. The third-party logistics (3PL) provider is helping reduce the number of trucks on the road, utilizing optimization strategies such as efficient routing and consolidation of shipments into multi-stop truckloads. This leads not onl...
ATA Receives EPA Environmental Excellence Award [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 49 days 18 hours 30 minutes ago
...Swift Transportation Co.; Transplace; UPS; U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc./Xpress Global Systems; and USG Corporation. The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through...
EPA SmartWay Transport Program Announces Winners
IndustryWeek | 44 days 7 hours 56 minutes ago
Awards recognize freight industry leaders that have made significant contributions to protecting the environment
MVC Capital Files 8-K and Issues Unaudited Year-End Net Asset Value [Press Release]
Business Wire | 22 days 22 hours 2 minutes ago
MVC Capital, Inc. (NYSE: MVC) (the "Fund"), a publicly traded business development company that makes private debt and equity investments, today filed an 8-K and issued its unaudited net asset value for the year ended October 31, 2009.
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Company Overview
| Company: | USG Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Construction Materials |
| Website: | http://www.usg.com |
Where there's a wall, there's likely SHEETROCK. USG, the maker of the world's #1 brand of wallboard, is one of the largest building products manufacturers and distributors in the US. The company operates in three divisions: North American Gypsum (more than half of USG's sales) manufactures wallboard, gypsum fiberboard, and other products for finishing interior walls, ceilings, and floors. The Worldwide Ceilings division makes interior ceiling grid systems and acoustic tile. USG's Building Products Distribution division distributes building products through L&W Supply. USG is the largest manufacturer of gypsum products in North America and the largest distributor of wallboard in the United States.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,608 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -11.4 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -463 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 12,800 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -13.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
