EPA identifies case studies for hydraulic fracturing study

June 27, 2011  |  Case Studies

Agency to conduct field work in various regions of the country starting this summer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a June 23 press release the next steps in its congressionally mandated hydraulic fracturing study. The EPA has identified seven case studies to help examin…
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Wick drains in action at port project

June 24, 2011  |  Case Studies

By Angelle Bergeron The largest and deepest marine installation of wick drains in the world is ongoing at the Port of Virginia. Mark Palmatier, president and owner of U.S. Wick Drain (Leland, N.C.) said he is working on a project that is the largest and deepest marine installation of wick drain in t…
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Fire Department determines source of fire at Tensar plant

June 24, 2011  |  News

Editor’s note: Below is the post-event press release regarding the June 22 fire at the Tensar facility in Morrow, Ga. —Ron Bygness, editor, Geosynthetics Atlanta–June 23, 2011—The Fire and Emergency Services Department for Clayton County, Ga. has concluded its investigation i…
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Fire probe continues at Tensar facility

June 23, 2011  |  News

By Ron Bygness A six-hour blaze at Tensar International’s Morrow, Ga. manufacturing plant Wednesday is still under investigation. The fire started around 2 p.m. and was finally brought under control with layer after layer of crash-foam sprayed by trucks from Hartsfield International Airport, a…
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Breaking news: Tensar warehouse ablaze in Georgia

June 22, 2011  |  News

A fire a the Tensar Intl. Corp. warehouse in Clayton County, Georgia on Wednesday afternoon will likely burn through the night, according to fire investigators. The fire, reportedly in the warehouse area, was being fueled by stacks of roofing paper, plastic fencing and plastic pipes. “It&rsquo…
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Bonar and Natpet select NSC Nonwoven equipment

June 22, 2011  |  Products

Bonar Technical Fabrics and National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (Natpet) have purchased a nonwoven production line from NSC Nonwoven for their joint-venture company in Saudi Arabia. Bonar is a Belgium-based producer of woven and nonwoven fabrics for geotextile applications and is a business unit o…
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Craig Martin named Propex VP for Geotextile Systems

June 21, 2011  |  Products

Propex Operating Co. LLC, announced in a June 21 press release that Craig Martin has been appointed vice president of the company’s Geotextile Systems unit. He reports to Ralph Bruno, executive vice president of global sales and marketing. Martin brings to Propex more than 29 years of sales, m…
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Note revised dates for GeoAmericas papers

June 17, 2011  |  News

GeoAmericas 2012 organizers have moved deadlines for the May 2-5 event back by one month. Please note: June 30, 2011: Deadline for submission of abstracts Aug. 31, 2011: Deadline for abstract acceptance Nov. 30, 2011: Deadline for submission of final papers Feb. 28, 2012: Deadline for review and acc…
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Saint-Gobain name change

June 16, 2011  |  News

Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics is now Saint-Gobain Adfors. In a June 15 press release, the Grand Island, N.Y.-based company announced that it created the Adfors brand with the aid of an agency that specializes in developing global brand names. The name is based on two roots: “ad” (to add…
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New geomembrane for cracked reservoir

June 15, 2011  |  Case Studies

Replacing a geomembrane layer is part of a $163 million repair and expansion job for Tampa Bay Water’s (TBW) cracked reservoir. The Kiewit Infrastructure Group’s proposal aims to repair and expand the utility’s six-year-old, 15.5-billion-gallon facility. Kiewit estimates repairs at…
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