Absurdity, Allegory and China

I started following the U. S. tainted drywall story back in January (2009), since one of the main Chinese drywall manufacturers is located here in Tianjin: Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd. Since then the story has grown and is now making it’s way awkwardly through the U. S. courts. For those who end up here [...]

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Many U.S. readers interested in the Chinese drywall problems find their way here and ask me, both publicly and privately, what they should do. In the past I’ve pointed them in the direction of the Florida Department of Health’s page dedicated to this problem. Now they need to go to the China Law Blog and [...]

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China Radio International, China to Investigate Drywall Exported to the U.S., is reporting (4 April, 2320) that China is contacting American authorities for information about its drywall exported to the United States in reaction to complaints that certain products are believed to be problematic, the country’s top quality supervisor said here Saturday. The General Administration [...]

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In for a penny, in for a pound … The first class-action lawsuit in the US state of Mississippi was filed last Friday in federal court in Gulfport, MS naming “Knauf Gips, Knauf Tianjin and Taishan, and possibly other unknown Chinese manufacturers” as defendants. This continues to build into what looks to be the next [...]

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I’ve been trying to get someone from the foreign media to finally start looking into the tainted drywall story I’ve been hammering on since early January, and it looks as if someone is finally seeing it as a potential problem, though obviously no thanks to me. Time’s China Blog just posted the following: Tracking a [...]

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Just when it seems as if things cannot get any worse regarding the Chinese drywall problem in Florida, the next chapter opens up to more bad news, though this news seems more incredulous than just plain “worse.” Seems that the Tianjin, China drywall company at the center of the storm, the Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. [...]

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The Chinese drywall problem in Florida (USA) not only refuses to go away (and I suspect that it won’t any time soon, since it continues to generate lawsuits), but it has just gotten a bit more convoluted. The latest twist has two US drywall manufacturers being included in upcoming suits. The National Law Journal (NLJ) [...]

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The Chinese drywall problems in Florida (USA), continues to gain steam, lawsuits are flying, and at least one class action lawsuit has already been filed. One large homebuilder is temporarily relocating people so they can tear out the defective drywall and replace electrical wiring. Finger pointing, unaccountability and corporate fear in these times of economic [...]

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More from Mary Wozniak from the Fort Myers, FL News Press, January 20, 2009, Lennar replaces Chinese drywall in homes Residents inhabiting a dozen Southwest Florida homes are being relocated so the builder, Lennar Homes, can rip out Chinese drywall that corrodes interior fixtures and may cause long-term health hazards. Lennar is paying all costs [...]

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The drywall mess centering on Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd. is growing every day, though still not a word from the domestic or foreign media within China. The silence from the domestic media outlets is understandable: they are state-controlled and therefore have no interest in addressing more bad news regarding anything Made in China. But [...]

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