India’s $100 billion highway investment

July 22, 2010  |  News

India intends to continue its massive investment in highway spending, according to a news report from the World Highways newsletter. Predictions for the next five years estimate that up to $100 billion (USD) will be spent on road building in the country in the next five years. The Ministry for Road …
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TenCate appoints global group directors

July 15, 2010  |  News

The Executive Board of Royal TenCate appointed Dave Clarke as its new global group director for TenCate Advanced Composites, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Jorg Huber, the current global group director of Advanced Composites, is retiring at the end of this year and will continue to share his experience wit…
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Guideline for subgrade preparation for fabricated geomembranes

July 15, 2010  |  Products

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) has produced a new guideline titled “Subgrade requirements for fabricated geomembranes.” The document details proper preparation of the subgrade for installation of fabricated geomembranes. It is written so that the guidelines can be used up by …
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Tensar grid wins IGS award

July 15, 2010  |  Products

Tensar International Corporation’s TriAx geogrid, and the technical developments it represents, won an IGS 2010 Award earlier this year, presented by the International Geosynthetics Society. Tim Oliver, Tensar International vice president of marketing, said: “The IGS Award is all the mor…
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ASTM standards for material properties for pavement components

July 1, 2010  |  Products

Two new ASTM International standards will aid in the recent national movement to develop a mechanistic-empirical design guide for pavements. Both new standards, developed by ASTM International D35 on Geosynthetics, will cover quantification of fundamental material properties for pavement components.…
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GEO and the GoM

July 1, 2010  |  News

Where does the oily refuse go? Hundreds of skimmer boats have been collecting oily water from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico for weeks. That mixture, as well as the runoff from rinsing down oily equipment or washing oily birds, is supposed to be collected and transported to facilities such as the…
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Terrafix Geosynthetics new joint venture with Albarrie

June 22, 2010  |  News

Terrafix Geosynthetics Inc. announced in May the launch of a new joint venture with Albarrie Canada, according to a press release from the company. The two firms are joining forces to create Terrafix Albarrie Geosynthetics (TAG). TAG will manufacture a full line of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) as…
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NAUE grid demonstrates stability at Weimar test

June 17, 2010  |  Products

More than 100 visitors came to Germany’s Bauhaus University Weimar in June for a Department of Civil Engineering event entitled “Energy. Experiment. Experience.” One of the event’s highlights included a public demonstration of geogrid-reinforced stone columns using a 2.4-ton …
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New lines from Vietnam

June 17, 2010  |  Products

Vietnam-headquartered Vison is entering the nonwovens market with the installation of new lines in the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh regions. Vison is one of many new companies in Vietnam ushered in by the wave of private investment since the turn of this century. Formed in 2005 by local entrepreneur Trinh …
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Profile introduces new biodegradable growth medium

June 17, 2010  |  Products

Building on the performance of the original Flexterra Flexible Growth Medium, Profile Products unveiled its new patent-pending Flexterra High Performance-Flexible Growth Medium (HP-FGM) in June. In a company press release, Profile said that the HP-FGM product represents the next generation in flexib…
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