BPB Formula, the industrial plasters division of BPB group, was formed in 1997, bringing together 4 major international plaster companies: Börgardts, British Gypsum, Iberyeso and Plâtres Lambert.

Each of these companies was reputed both on the home market and internationally for their high quality gypsum, and the required technical skills required to produce industrial plasters adapted for a variety of specialist industrial applications

2003
Start of the cooperation with BPB Dogan Alçi, with quarry and production facilities in Hasanoglan, Turkey.

2002
Start of the cooperation with BPB North America, with quarry and production facilities in Las Vegas, USA.

2001
Start of the cooperation with BPB Gypsum Turda, with quarry and production facilities in Turda, Romania

1999
Start of the cooperation with BPB Thai Gypsum, with quarry and production facilities in Bang Pa In, Thailand.

1997
BPB Formula is formed

1990 Iberyeso
Iberyeso is the largest producer of industrial plasters in Spain and Portugal. The company has been producing industrial plasters since the early 1990’s at Gelsa (Zaragossa). By extracting white, pure gypsum which this region of the world is reputed for.

1906 British Gypsum
British Gypsum can be traced back to its origins in 1906 when the mines near Nottingham first began to serve the UK with the high quality gypsum which made the company famous. Strategically based in one of the major plaster manufacturing regions in England, the area is still the site for BPB extraction and manufacturing sites.

1889 Börgardts
Börgardts began operations in 1889 producing high quality plaster extracted from local quarries in Walkenried, Germany. The family-owned company was very strong in both the home and export market and the reputation of Börgardts was mainly built on its capacity to adapt highly technical products for ceramics, dental, pharmaceutical and engineering use.

1875 Plâtres Lambert
Plâtres Lambert was founded in 1875, but mining at the local quarry in Cormeilles can be traced as far back as 1822. The family owned company specialised in providing high quality plaster and gypsum products for moulding for the engineering and ceramic industries. In 1991 the company was bought over by BPB France (Placoplâtre). It was subsequently renamed as BPB Formula to mark the creation of an entirely separate industrial plaster entity.