Drywall cases reveal supply chain weak points

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Recent high-profile US litigation has highlighted the need for stringent quality control when dealing with Chinese factories or exporters

By Phil Taylor.

From Great Wall to drywall – China has been making headlines in the US for the wrong reasons recently. Around 18 months ago, court cases involving an apparently defective building material began to appear across the US, and the litigation shows no sign of slowing down. The subject of the cases is drywall – a material used all over the world to construct interior walls, and also known as plasterboard, wallboard or Sheetrock – and more specifically, drywall imported from China.

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