Presto's New Website Highlights Geocells, Video, Construction Resources
Presto Geosystems® has launched a new website (www.prestogeo.com) with a large range of construction resources for its soil stabilization and stormwater products. Much like the company’s successful international app...
GCCM Remediates Brick Flume in Bath
By Concrete Canvas – An old brick flume was taking water from a nearby canal. The water course traveled under a Network Rail line and into a river...
D35 on EPDM Geomembranes
ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has reapproved D7106, "Standard Guide for Selection of Test Methods for Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM) Geomembranes." It is available as D7106-05(2010). This guide includes test methods for scrim-reinforced, composite, and smooth, non-reinforced EPDM membranes.
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Strata Enhances Grade Slab Support at Its New Manufacturing Facility
Strata Geosystems has steadily expanded its presence around the world in geosynthetics. To further expand its offerings and delivery times, the company established a new manufacturing facility in Gujarat,...
Clay Readiness in India
The Indian economy is one of the world's premier boom economies, and to support that growth the country needs to vastly (and quickly) improve its infrastructure. The use of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) is growing. The country has one major bentonite company, a new clay-processing plant is opening, and information about GCLs is being extended.
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FocusOn Focuses On Huesker
In the January/February 2011 issue of Drainage World from the FocusOn Group, a spotlight is thrown upon Huesker's Fortrac 3D Geogrid. This offering in the long-successful Fortrac series is used for slope stabilization, veneer stability and turf reinforcement. Fortrac 3D® is a flexible, three-dimensional reinforcement grid manufactured from high-tensile strength, creep resistant yarns with a three dimensional structure that enhances its interaction with soil. Learn more.
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REVIEW: Geosynthetics Middle East 2015
The 7th edition of the international conference and exhibition Geosynthetics Middle East 2015 (GeoME 2015) once again turned the capital of the United Arab Emirates—Abu Dhabi—into an international meeting...
Major Savings in Modular Assembly Yard Construction
By Nilex – For the Lac La Biche community, located 220 km north of Edmonton, Alberta, the surge in oil sands development has been accompanied by a more disciplined approach...
Concrete Canvas USA Hits the Ground Running
Today marks an important, new chapter for Concrete Canvas Ltd. The company has been very active globally in the geosynthetic barriers market, establishing offices, distributor relationships, and signature projects...
Classifieds: Investor Seeks New Geosynthetic Opportunities
Classifieds: Investor with geosynthetics background interested in opportunities to invest in new products, inventions, or start-up ventures.
Please submit opportunities for consideration to 925837@Geosynthetica.net. Please provide an executive overview of the...
Строительство солеотвала – Пермская область – Россия
Объединенная компания «Уралкалий» создана в 2011 году путем присоединения ОАО «Сильвинит» к ОАО «Уралкалий». ОАО Уралкалий занимает первое место в мире по объемам производства хлористого калия. В основном производственном...
GeoAmericas 2020 Extends Abstracts Deadline to May 26
GeoAmericas 2020 will be the 4th Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics. The quadrennial event will be held 26 – 29 April 2020 in historic Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The...
Video – Miller Weldmaster Geosynthetic Welding Equipment
Miller Weldmaster is a manufacturer and innovator of rotary hot air and hot wedge welding machines for the industrial fabric and thermoplastic industries. Specializing in geomembrane liner welding equipment,...
ACE Geosynthetics Adds Construction Videos to its EcoPark Website
The official website of the ACE Geosynthetics EcoPark has been online since October 2014. Users can explore the park virtually and learn about geosynthetics. Applications profiled on the website...
Emmbi Polyarns Director wins the 'Leader in Manufacturing Award'
Mrs. Rinku Appalwar, Director Finance from Emmbi Polyarns has won the Leader in Manufacturing Award at the Women Leaders in India Awards 2010 at the Radisson Hotel, New Delhi, on the 10th of December. Emmbi has produced FIBC (jumbo bags), geotextiles, canal liners, pond liners, flexible tanks, PP fibrillated stitching yarn, container liners, protective irrigation systems, and more.
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United Concrete Canvas Russia Opened a Demo Park
Though Concrete Canvas opened a unique demo park near Moscow in Russia in 2016, it wasn’t until mid-way through this year that the company officially announced it. The site,...
Business in Arizona?
Whenever you are in the Phoenix area, do not miss eating at Tarbell's at 3213 East Camelback Road. Reservations are essential (phone 602-955-8100), and ensure you get one of Nader's tables. Send any other good eating tips to lara@geosynthetica.net.
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Revisiting Temporary Landfill Caps and Their Benefits
A July 15, 2020 post on the SCS Engineers website provided some nicely experienced perspective on why temporary landfill caps are increasingly welcomed on landfill sites. Dr. Ali Khatami,...
Titan Times 2017 – Radioactive Waste, New Geogrids, and More
In its Titan Times 2017 Year in Review newsletter, Titan Environmental Containment offers plenty to celebrate and a lot to look forward to. The company shares notes on key...
Expert Geosynthetics Installation for Better Silver and Gold Mining ROI
The Coeur Rochester mine in Rochester, Nevada produced 4.6 million ounces of silver and 52,600 ounces of gold in 2016. One of the reasons for the success of the...
China and Unchecked Sediment Runoff
Erosion control codes grow more strict in the US as cities and states realize the tremendous pollution problem of unchecked sediment entering waterways. But in China, where development is booming, the rapid construction of a road system is producing dangerous sediment runoff into rivers that feed much of Southeast Asia. Solutions are needed.
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Welcome, David Cabrera!
geosynthetica welcomes its newest member: David Cabrera. David is a talented graphic designer with experience in both print and web design. He'll help us fill the void as our colleague Lara Costa departs. David will work with the site's design and function and geosynthetica's extensive database of product data, specifications, industry personnel, etc. For those who would like to send David a welcome, he can be reached at David@geosynthetica.net.
Geotextile Tubes for Breakwaters and Beach Restoration in Mexico
By Angel Diaz and Chris Timpson – Geotextile tubes help to prevent storm damage and protect the environment through the building of custom marine structures. The installation of geotextile...
D35 Proposing Standard for Stormwater Catch Basin Filters
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 17 July 2014 - A proposed new ASTM International standard will offer a means to reduce the impact of contaminated stormwater entering local drains. WK45326, Specification...
CASE STUDY: Lining Biomass and Composting Operations
New Earth is a family-owned business based in Texas that has been operated for almost 15 years. Its Houston compost facility accepts dated fruits and vegetables from big box supermarkets and wood waste from tree and shrub trimming operations. The materials are then mulched into composts of varying coarseness. When the company added biomass to its product mix, it needed a geomembrane base liner in compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules. Read the story here (PDF)
