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By Robert M. Koerner - "Korner's Koerner" is a regular column from the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI).  In the last installment (July 30), GSI's 2013-launched professional webinar series was discussed,...

According to the consolidated financial results for 2009, JSC SIBUR Holding revenues fell year-on-year by 7% down to 161.4 billion rubles with an EBITDA* decrease by 21.9% to 31.8 billion rubles. However, net profit increased by 20.6% and reached 19.3 billion rubles. The main factor behind the decrease in revenues and EBITDA was the fall in the demand for petrochemical products and the narrowing of the price range both in domestic and foreign markets. Net profit grew due to the sale of non-core assets (the methanol business), the decrease in spending on the profit tax and the use of financial insurance instruments based on changes in exchange rates.

Denver, Colo. - The International Erosion Control Association Region One membership voted to newly elect Jonathan Koepke, CPESC, LEED-AP; Jerry B. Sanders, CPESC and Thomas W. Schneider, CPESC. Koepke,...

terrafix® has made substantial updates to the engineering information in its annual Winter Seminar Series, making this year's offerings more important even for those who have attended previously....

The recently launched StrataPro™ geotechnical software platform from Strata Systems, Inc. is a welcomed addition to the tools engineers can use to improve GRS design. Geosynthetically reinforced soil structures...

Constructing on weak subgrade is always a challenge, but geosynthetics provide high-quality, efficient, and economical solutions. An exemplary case can be found in the busy city of Kolkata, India,...

Sioux Falls, SD — Raven Industries Engineered Films Division (Nasdaq:RAVN), an innovative manufacturer of specialty plastic film and sheeting, has named Bart Brown their new Director of Sales and Business...

The Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow, Maine is being taken down by its owner, FPL Energy. The company wants to allow the passage of fish again, but residents are upset over the destabilization of the river bank as the water level changes. Engineers are pushing for the installation of geotextile fabric and riprap to save the banks. Learn more here.;

Debris landfills offer a cheap way to bury the millions of tons of splintered lumber, crushed drywall and cracked masonry created each year at Ohio construction and demolition sites. Draft rules proposed yesterday by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency could take "cheap" out of the equation, making new debris landfills install plastic liners and monitor wells to help protect groundwater from pollution. Learn more here.;

The 2nd Geosynthetics in Road Construction conference will be held 19 May 2017 in Moscow at the InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya. The international event follows last year’s successful debut for...

DEADLINE EXTENSION! The 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics, organized by the International Geosynthetics Society’s Korean Chapter, will be held in Seoul, South Korea 16 – 21 September 2018. The Young...

ATLANTA, 4 June 2014 -Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, has recently extended its exclusive partnership with ACF Environmental into the Maryland and Delaware markets....

Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI) is pleased to have been contracted to provide a customized gas collection cover system for a major Brazilian dairy group in the state of Goias.   GTI...

The HUESKER Group has restructured its base reinforcement products, an endeavor that has led to a new base reinforcement brand: Basetrac®. The change in marketing is effective immediately....

We are only a few weeks away from the 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XV PCSMGE), which will be held 15 – 18 November...

Maryland Environmental Service (MES) owns and maintains the Midshore Regional Solid Waste System in a region that serves 140,000 residents on the eastern shore of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. The...

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has published a PDF format summary of the geosynthetics marketplace in the United States and Canada. With a primary focus on the American marketplace, this "snapshot" looks at market size, market growth, predominate materials/polymers and applications in which geosynthetics are being utilized, as well as trends, opportunities, threats, and a market outlook. Learn more here.;

In its latest animation, TenCate Geosynthetics profiles how road building with geosynthetics can extend service lives up to 10x. The 1 minute, 37 second video shows design with TenCate...

After nearly 18 years in geosynthetics, Elizabeth Peggs has announced her retirement from the field. Her roles have involved key positions with ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics, the International...

The international nonwovens association EDANA and the China Nonwovens and Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA) have partnered to develop the EurAsian Geotextiles Symposium 7 - 8 June 2017 at the...

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. Learn more here.;

RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that its RPM Performance Coatings Group has acquired Pipeline & Drainage Systems Ltd. (PDS), a leading supplier of curb, bridge and channel drainage products for construction and infrastructure markets, primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Based in Wakefield, England, PDS has annual sales of approximately $8 million. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be accretive to earnings within one year, were not disclosed.

The 8th Iberoamerican Congress on Erosion and Sediment Control (VIII CICES) will be held 15 – 17 August 2016 at the five-star Hotel las Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. This...

By GSE Environmental – An innovative geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) was used for the containment of wet process ash at a 3,520 MW facility in the Southeastern United States....

The International Geosynthetics Society Australasian Chapter (ACIGS) will host a multi-city seminar series on drainage geocomposite systems. The seminar will be held in Melbourne on November 27, Sydney on November...