GMA update

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  • Graph courtesy of the Geosynthetic Research Institute (GRI) at Drexel University.

    GMA speaks up during EPA coal ash hearing

    September 1, 2010

    The EPA seeks comments regarding the regulation of coal ash containment sites.

  • Andrew Aho

    GMA responds to EPA on coal ash issue

    August 18, 2010

    GMA recommends a composite liner system for coal ash sites.

  • GMA pushes onward for coal-ash containment liners

    August 1, 2010

    In May, the EPA announced that it plans to regulate coal-ash containment sites by requiring that all sites are fitted with liners (geomembranes and geosynthetic clay liners).

  • Geotextile tubes filled with sand work as foundations and support beds for oil pipes at the Dos Bocas facilities for Petróleos Mexicanos in Tabasco, Mexico.

    Geosynthetics: The present and perspectives from Mexico

    June 1, 2010

    A gathering of the geosynthetic leadership in Mexico City in March set out to identify how the organization can best help grow the market for geosynthetics in Mexico.

  • Report from GMA’s Lobby Days

    April 1, 2010

    GMA members were in Washington, D.C., March 1-3 for the association’s semiannual Lobby Days.

  • GMA-USIFI joint dinner and Lobby Day

    February 1, 2010

    GMA’s Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., is set for March 2 and will be held in conjunction with a cooperating division from the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI).

  • Updating specs: An introduction from GMA

    December 8, 2009

    Geotextile manufacturers are keen to update the specifying community regarding specifications that are outdated and no longer acceptable in the industry.

  • Geosynthetics: Present and Perspectives in México

    August 24, 2009

    The objective of the conference is to learn about current reality in the use of the geosynthetic materials, presenting also the perspectives for the near future and the potential applications of these products in the Mexican Engineering.

  • The Chicago City Hall green roof project included a drip-irrigation system, fed partially by water collected from the adjacent penthouse roof.

    GMA helps organize pre-Expo green roof workshop in San Diego

    August 1, 2009

    The workshop will provide insightful information on the use of geosynthetic and textile materials that promote the design of sustainable, energy efficient environments and buildings.

  • GMA Lobby Day helps U.S. Congress connect with geosynthetics

    June 1, 2009

    Representatives from 10 member companies of the Geosynthetic Materials Association traveled to Washington, D.C., March 16-17 to participate in another successful GMA Lobby Day.

  • Henderson is a senior vice president at TenCate Geosynthetics, based in Pendergrass, Ga. He was first elected chairman in 2007.

    Henderson re-elected

    June 1, 2009

    GMA’s managing director, Andrew Aho, announced April 20 that John Henderson was re-elected to serve a second term as chairman of the GMA Executive Council.

  • James Ray, FHWA Administrator

    GMA sponsors “Bring your executive to Capitol Hill”

    June 1, 2008

    In April, members of Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) came to Washington, D.C., for the annual “Bring your executive to Capitol Hill.”

  • Now is the time

    October 1, 2007

    It is easy to sit on the sidelines and complain that the industry has stagnated, that some all-encompassing, ambiguous organization should do a better job of growing our industry, or my industry association does not care about me.

  • Geosynthetics and the government marketplace

    April 1, 2007

    A report commissioned by the Geosynthetic Materials Assciation has opened up a government relations program and the first organized lobbying effort for the geosynthetics industry.

  • Photo courtesy of Brent Christenson.

    GMA members see, hear about Army Corps’ progress in New Orleans

    February 1, 2007

    Last October, Andrew Aho accompanied a GMA delegation that traveled to New Orleans to meet with members of the New Orleans District office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Geosynthetics and the construction market

    Sponsored by IFAI Market Research

    The use of geosynthetics-geotextiles, geomembranes, geosynthetics drainage composites, and geogrids-in construction for applications such as erosion control, road construction, soil stabilization, bridges, and liquid containment is growing.

    There are approximately 50 companies in the U.S. and Canada making these types of products. In 2008, the use of geosynthetics grew at 5% in the U.S. and Canada to about 850 million square yards.

    There is great optimism in the U.S. regarding the market for geosynthetics even during these times of economic turmoil. The recently passed economic stimulus plan includes the single largest new investment ever for repairing the U.S. infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway systems (”interstates”) in the 1950s and ’60s.

    Normally, construction projects take years of planning before they are actually implemented but there is a popular term now used called “shovel ready.” Shovel ready means the actual construction projects are ready to start as soon as funding is allocated. So, the effects of the stimulus plan funding will be immediate for our industry.

    This information is taken from the 2009 IFAI State of the Industry Report.