Georgia-Pacific's DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board recently was awarded "Global Gypsum Product of the Year" at the 2024 Global Gypsum Conference & Exhibition. 

The annual Global Gypsum Conference is well-known around the world as the largest meeting of gypsum professionals and as the must-attend gypsum event. The 22nd Global Gypsum Conference in 2024 met in Bangkok.

Issues covered at the Global Gypsum Conference:    

• Gypsum wallboard and plaster market trends    
• Cutting-edge research in gypsum and wallboard production    
• Plaster technology    
• New applications for gypsum    
• Beyond commodity wallboard    
• Energy efficiency    
• Recycling, sustainability and the environment

DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board, the first high-performance gypsum roof coverboard designed to help prepare commercial rooftops to hold tough under the dangers of impact and puncture caused by very severe hail conditions. The product, which is classified for use in approved assemblies meeting FM Global’s Very Severe Hail Standard set in 2018, is available nationwide.      

“DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board is the premium choice in our product portfolio and the latest advancement in roof assembly resiliency from Georgia-Pacific,” said Mikael Kuronen, director of product management, roofs, at Georgia-Pacific Building Products.   “If your building is in a very severe hail zone or is frequently confronted by the intense  storms, you need a roof board that stands up to attack. This new option is classified for use in approved assemblies meeting the FM Global Standard for withstanding very severe hail, making it a stronger, more durable, premium roof board. DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board is your roof risk mitigator.”

DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board provides a higher level of performance and is recommended for mechanically fastened, adhered and partially adhered roofing systems. DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board is FM classified for Very Severe Hail (VSH) in approved single ply membrane assemblies. This gypsum cover board was the first of its kind to pass FM VSH in a single ply assembly, when using an adhered standard 60 mil TPO bareback membrane. DensDeck® StormX™ Prime Roof Board is approved in more single ply VSH systems than all other cover boards combined and is included in thousands of approved systems that can be found in FM RoofNav.