Conveyor belts then take thousands of tons of material a day to a factory in Kirkby Thore, operated by British Gypsum. The machine that cuts the stone looks a little bit like a giant porcupine.

In December 2023, the company signed a SAR 30 million contract to develop and modernize a gypsum board production line in the Riyadh factory, according to Argaam data. The move aims to keep pace with ...