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Propex lab accredited by A2LA

September 1, 2011 | Geosynthetics, Industry News

Testing data for geotextiles are used in making critical decisions about civil and environmental engineering for large infrastructure projects, so performing the right tests to ensure compliance with various worldwide standards is key. Propex Operating Company LLC, Chattanooga, Tenn., performs geote…

Skaps gearing up for geosynthetics

July 22, 2011 | Geosynthetics, Industry News

Skaps Industries, Athens, Ga., has partnered with NSC Nonwoven to purchase equipment for a needle punching line that will offer high output while maintaining minimum weight variation and improved fiber orientation for consistent strength in Skaps’ geosynthetic and nonwoven drainage products. T…

Textured geomembrane

May 1, 2011 | Geosynthetics

Dura-Skrim® Textured K-Series is a new line of unique textured, reinforced geomembranes available in polyethylene or flexible polypropylene. Exclusive GeoGrip™ technology consists of a durable random spike pattern with bidirectional bars to provide uniform stabilization and increased frict…

Geosynthetics projects honored with International Achievement Awards

April 1, 2011 | Geosynthetics, Markets

IFAI International Achievement Award 2010 winners demonstrate the versatility and value of geosynthetics in infrastructure projects. Information compiled by Ron Bygness Over land and sea The Incheon Grand Bridge, an 11.4-mile, six-lane toll bridge constructed in the city of Incheon, connects Songdo …

Thrace-LINQ releases Product Finderâ„¢ mobile app for geosynthetics

March 25, 2011 | Geosynthetics, Industry News

Thrace-LINQ, a supplier of woven and nonwoven geosynthetic technical fabrics, has released the Thrace-LINQ Product Finder™ mobile application for BlackBerry®, Android™ and Apple® mobile devices. Within seconds, it helps users identify geosynthetic products to meet specific projec…

IFAI Report: North American Geosynthetics Market Snapshot

March 21, 2011 | Geosynthetics, Industry News

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has released its “Market Watch: Geosynthetics Market Snapshot” for 2011. The report’s chief focus is on the U.S. geosynthetics marketplace, particularly as it relates to market size and growth, predominate materials/polymers; …

Anaerobic digester produces energy from animal waste

March 1, 2011 | Geosynthetics, Projects

A South Carolina farmer approached the Santee Cooper electric utility with an idea for turning his hog farm into a green power source. Four years later, with help from Clemson University and Environmental Fabrics Inc. (EFI), a Gaston, S.C., manufacturer of geosynthetics, the Burrows Hall Farm’…

Fabric products help conserve water

January 1, 2011 | Feature, Geosynthetics, Sustainability

As supplies drop and demand rises, governments, companies and individuals look for cost-effective ways to save a limited resource. By Janice Kleinschmidt Picture 26 Olympic-size pools filled with water. That’s how much of the precious resource was prevented from evaporating in a year’s t…

A ‘concrete overcoat’ with geosynthetics

January 1, 2011 | Geosynthetics, Projects

In September 2009, building contractors floated two 660-ton pipelines onto the Ruhr River at Essen-Horst, Germany, and let them sink to the bottom, continuing a huge infrastructure project to bring wastewater across the river to a treatment plant and transport clean drinking water back. To protect t…

Marco SÃ¡nchez is on a roll

December 1, 2010 | Feature, Geosynthetics, Marketing, Perspective

Marco Sánchez turns a thesis project into a thriving business. By Sigrid Tornquist “Of course starting the business was a risk,” says Marco Sánchez, general manager of ML Ingeniería and Azoteas Verdes in Mexico City. “It was very complicated at first and we were very close to broke, but by …

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