Podcast: Jean-Louis Vangeluwe on the Future of Geosynthetics
Season 3, Episode 3 of Geosynthetica's GeoTalk Podcast finds Tamara Tuttle (Atlas International Consulting) interviewing Jean-Louis Vangeluwe, CEO of Solmax, the world's largest producer of geosynthetic materials. It's a...
EuroGeo 7 Just a Month Away
The Polish Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) is ready to host EuroGeo7, the 7th European Regional Conference on Geosynthetics. The quadrennial conference—delayed two years by the global...
RFP: Geosynthetics & Sustainability Benefit Calculator
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Sustainability Committee has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on the creation of a sustainability benefit calculator for geosynthetic materials. The project intends to...
IGS Sustainability eBook Available in 10 Languages
With the addition of an Arabic edition, the International Geosynthetics Society's sustainability eBook, Preparing the Ground for a Brighter Future, is now available in 10 languages! The publication outlines...
Geosynthetics CQA Week Events, April 24 – 28
CQA Week events highlight how important Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) is to geosynthetics. CQA activities ensure the effectiveness of the materials and their role in providing long-term service lives and economical...
MoDNR to Host September CQA Week Courses
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) will host CQA Week 7 – 9 September 2016 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Three courses will be offered as a single...
Geosynthetics CQA Week Short Course Schedule
Geosynthetics CQA is a key component to the effectiveness of the materials and their role in long-term service lives and the economical performance of infrastructure. CQA, like manufacturing quality...
CQA Week Course Dates: November 2 – 6
CQA Week delivers courses on performing liner integrity surveys (electrical leak location), CQC/CQA of geosynthetic installation, and CQC/CQA of geosynthetic clay liner and compacted clay liner installation. The...
CQA Week Expands Opportunities and Improves Installations
The growing issues and opportunities in construction quality assurance (CQA) will be explored on two sides of the world in March and April. From March 25 – 28, CQA...
Podcast: Ryan Kamp on Career Paths and Coal Ash
The latest episode of Geosynthetica's GeoTalk Podcast finds Tamara Tuttle (Atlas International Consulting) interviewing Ryan Kamp, President of Chesapeake Containment Systems, one of the largest geosynthetic installation companies in...
Lining a New Landfill near Porto
With a combined population of 440,000, the communities of Santa Maria da Feira and Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, produce 175,000 tons of solid waste annually. Waste management is...
AMCOL Awarded Major GCL Supply Contract
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL -- (Marketwired) -- AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) announced today that it is furnishing more than 1.5 million square meters (16 million+ square feet) of its Resistex® geosynthetic clay liner (GCL)...
