Containment

In his final report from the 3rd International Conference on Geosynthetic Clay Liners, I-CORP International's Ian Peggs recaps the day's contributions, from Patrick Fox's opening keynote lecture to Peter Davies' review of GIGSA standards from South Africa. Other presentations dealt with GCL shear tests, material "greenness" versus compacted clay liners, ion exchange, deformation in puncture tests, and more. Read Ian's write-up here.

Welding and hot air equipment manufacturer Leister Technologies has announced the addition of Bob Annalora to its U.S. Geosynthetics Division. Annalora has worked in the geosynthetics field for...

Alexandra Wynne, the features agenda writer/editor for the UK-based magazine New Civil Engineer, has written an article on the supermarket corporation Tesco's construction of a store over the Gerrards Cross railway tunnel. A partial collapse of the tunnel previously scrapped plans. This new attempt involves the use of geogrids and geotextiles to create an 8m-high reinforced-earth slope that has enabled the proper siting of the crane, which ultimately provides the access necessary for arch placement and the project's success. Learn more here.;

A number of calls are closing shortly, as conference technical committees and companies finalize their 2012 agendas. In our latest update we look at five of them: EuroGeo 5 (November 30), Global Waste Management Symposium (December 1), World Bioenergy 2012 (December 1), Environmental Connection (December 16), and GeoManitoba 2012 (January 15).

During the Bernard Myles Memorial Session, TenCate Geosynthetics' Tom Stephens delivered both an entertaining story of Bernard going for an unexpectedly very long run in Vicksburg, Mississippi many years ago and a sweeping look at how far geosynthetic tube technology has come since those early pilot projects in Vicksburg. It was fascinating to see how the utilization of products has grown, from early small-scale hanging bag test to better understand the dewatering performance to massive installations for beachfront protection and wastewater treatment. Learn more about TenCate technologies on the company's website. Learn more here.;

Global construction output will grow to US$ 12 trillion by 2020, a +70% increase on this year's figure of US$ 7.2 trillion, according to a new report by Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics. The report, Global Construction 2020, goes on to say that half of the US$ 4.8 trillion increase will come from China, India and the US. Learn more here.;

Water and sand seeping beneath the Wood River Levee could cause the land barrier to fail, but only if Mississippi River levels surpass those of the 1993 flood, officials said Thursday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is monitoring the underseepage in the area near the Melvin Price Locks and Dam while also planning short- and long-term remedies. Learn more here.;

Presto Geosystem, a leading manufacturer of cellular confinement, porous pavements and construction mats, is looking for a seasoned technical sales professional to add to their team. Candidates should possess industry...

Durante los días 5 y 6 de Noviembre de 2013, Sevilla será la sede del Congreso Geosintec Iberia1, organizado por el Capítulo Español de la International Geosynthetics Society (IGS)...

Dutch-owned concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have been popping up all over the United States. Communities are quickly having to settle upon the appropriate stormwater regulations. In Leonides Township, Michigan, a new Dutch-owned cattle operation is to learn its stormwater rules shortly. Currently, the operation proposes to detain "dirty water"--including manure runoff--in three large geosynthetic-lined retention ponds. Learn more here.;

Geosynthetic barriers are engineered to provide exceptional containment of liquids. The range of products and systems is wide and they cannot all be applied in the same way. HUESKER’s...

StockMarketWire reports that Fiberweb has made a solid start to 2011 with volumes up 4%. Chairman Malcolm Coster said the firm had seen strong trading in its European industrial business but that the construction market remains challenging in North America. He added that the acquisition of Boddingtons and the formation of a core Fiberweb Geosynthetics unit was progressing well and is on-track to deliver annualised cost synergies of more than 1 million pounds. Learn more here.;

WASHINGTON -- EPA announced today that it will seek public comment on what information could be reported and disclosed for hydraulic fracturing chemicals and mixtures and the approaches for obtaining...

Алексей Володиков, эксперт, направление «ТЭП и геосинтетика», СИБУР,  расскажет о контроле качества геосинтетических материалов на  II международной конференции «Геосинтетика в дорожном строительстве». Мероприятие состоится  19 мая 2017  в Москве, Intercontinental...

The official website of the ACE Geosynthetics EcoPark is now online. Readers are able to explore the park virtually anytime and anywhere while gaining knowledge about geosynthetics. Geosynthetic products have...

A recently completed study by Wisconsin's Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department of Natural Resources has increased the understanding of air emissions and odors on larger-sized livestock farms, and lays the groundwork for future studies in this important area. Among the study's recommendations: "Installation of new manure storage lagoons would benefit greatly from an impermeable cover which can reduce odors by 100 percent" and "Existing manure storage lagoons would benefit from a permeable cover which can reduce odor by about 70 percent."

By Daniele Cazzuffi – RemTech 2013 will be held 18-20 September 2013 in Ferrara, Italy. This marks the 7th edition of a growing international event focused on remediation technologies. The...

The geosynthetics industry has learned that Samir T. Badawi has died while traveling in Germany. Badawi has served as chairman of Houston-based Gundle/SLT Environmental Inc.'s (GSE) Board of Directors since 1995 and as company CEO since 1998. In that time, the company expanded steadily, building upon what was already a highly respected name in geosynthetic manufacturing. Badawi's considerable global business experience proved to be a good fit for GSE, which has operations around the world. Not only did he oversee GSE's important merger with SLT/ Environmental, but its acquisition by a private equity firm (Code, Hennessy & Simmons). Read more.

The shoreline in Port Elizabeth, South Africa was damaged in a September storm of breakers, but local authorities insist the damage will be repair--and the shoreline greatly improved--by December. A geotextile-based erosion control plan is being put in place. Learn more here.;

North Carolina-based HUESKER inc. seeks an experienced Sales Division Manager. The position will be responsible for managing and overseeing the company’s sales in the growing Agriculture Business Unit. The...

CETCO announces the introduction of a new geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) product: Bentomat® 200R. This new GCL combines the benefits of CETCO’s needle-punched GCLs with the economical pricing of the Claymax® GCLs. Read more in the release.

The Board of Directors of SIBUR Holding JSC formed and approved a newly established collegial executive body of the management organization - the Executive Board of SIBUR LLC. The decision on establishment of the Executive Board of the management organization followed a considerable number of issues in SIBUR LLC operation that require collegial consideration and decision making. At the same time the Executive Board of SIBUR Holding JSC will continue to consider issues of strategic development of the Holding as a whole. See the list here.

The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) has announced that it is preparing to meet with members of the U.S. Congress who have an interest in levee safety. GMA seeks examples of geosynthetic products that can be employed for emergency levee repair and levee heightening to prevent overtopping. For information on the meeting and GMA, contact Andrew Aho. Learn more here.;

Technical Textiles Internatinoal is offering up to five months free of the Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology news service. Visitors to the Smart Textiles website can download the March 2010 issue free in PDF, then log in to view successive issues, including receiving three issues in print. After five issues, you can choose to remain subscribed (an automatic charge will take place) or cancel. Learn more here.;

Independent energy producer Chief Oil & Gas has been fined $180,000 by Pennsylvania regulators for environmental violations in the Marcellus Shale, the Department of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday. Chief Oil & Gas has paid the civil fine, which was related to a hydraulic oil spill and the failure to maintain a drill pit at a natural gas well in Somerset County, the Pennsylvania DEP said in a statement. Learn more here.;