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• New Layfield geomembrane

  September 1, 2010

  Layfield Group has introduced Enviro Liner 6000^HD.

• Freudenberg’s second geotextile line in Russia

  August 23, 2010

  Freudenberg Politex has invested $1.6m to install a new geotextile nonwovens line in Russia.

• Building an urban rain garden in Indianapolis

  August 19, 2010

  Stormwater project benefits from Firestone’s donation.

• Training and certification for geomembrane liner leak location surveyors

  August 12, 2010

  Performing geoelectric leak location or liner integrity surveys (LIS) is beneficial.

• Strata Geosystems awarded ISO 9001 certification

  August 10, 2010

  Strata Geosystems plant awarded ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certificate.

• TRI to conduct CQC/CQA courses and mini trade show in Australia

  August 9, 2010

  TRI Geosynthetics Services will conduct a CQA Training Week, 4-6 Nov., 2010, in Australia.

• 14th IGS Council is formed

  August 3, 2010

  At 9ICG in Guarujá, Brazil, the IGS Council marked the beginning of a new term.

• $22 million for Caltrans project

  August 1, 2010

  Granite Construction Co. has been awarded a $22 million contract by Caltrans.

• $3.54 billion proposed for N.J. DOT

  August 1, 2010

  Proposed transportation capital program for NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT.

• $600 million now available in TIGER II grants

  August 1, 2010

  TIGER II grants for capital investment in surface transportation projects.

• 9ICG: A great success!

  August 1, 2010

  9ICG held in Guarujá, Brazil, May 23-27, 2010, with more than 800 participants.

• Albania to surface road links

  August 1, 2010

  Albania’s road network has insufficient highway capacity for the volume of vehicles.

• Billion dollar link for China

  August 1, 2010

  China’s Gansu Province will benefit from a new highway connection.

• Geo-Frontiers 2011 update

  August 1, 2010

  Geo-Frontiers 2011 will provide a unique opportunity for the geosynthetics industry.

• House votes to add $521 million to federal highway program

  August 1, 2010

  The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation in May that provides $521 million in additional highway funding, increasing allocations for 37 states, according to the AASHTO Journal.

• 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.

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