Tensar announces geogrid price increase

January 22, 2013  |  News

8% hike is effective Feb. 20 In a Jan. 21 letter addressed “To Our Business Partners,” Tensar International Corp.’s vice president and general manager said the company’s geogrid prices will increase by 8% in February. Citing rising raw materials costs, primarily polypropylene…
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Thrace receives certificate of compliance from geotextile technical committee

January 21, 2013  |  News

NTPEP’s audit program for geotextiles provides that all manufacturers are held to the same standards. South Carolina-based Thrace Linq Inc. announced in a Jan. 21 press release that it had successfully completed a new industry quality compliance standard for geotextile manufacturing. In 2012, …
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Free technical seminar: Overtopping protection for dams

January 18, 2013  |  News

Feb. 20-21 in Emmitsburg, Md. A new FEMA Technical Manual titled “Overtopping protection for dams” is currently under development by the Bureau of Reclamations. This seminar coincides with this effort and will include presentations by individuals involved with the preparation and review …
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GSE breaks ground for new manufacturing facility in China

January 9, 2013  |  News

Completion slated for late 2013 Houston-based GSE Holding Inc. announced in a Jan. 9 press release its groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, about 50 miles west of Shanghai. The factory is expected to add 44 million pounds of new capa…
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American Environmental acquired by Tetra Tech

January 8, 2013  |  News

AEG looking at ‘the next phase’ of company’s growth Ohio-based American Environmental Group Ltd. (AEG) announced in a Jan. 4 press release that it has been acquired by Tetra Tech of Pasadena, Calif. Founded 10 years ago, AEG has grown into one of the largest specialty environmental…
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FGI ‘fracking’ short course Feb. 28 in Pa.

January 4, 2013  |  News

Fabricated Geomembrane Institute’s “Environmental Protection in Shale Oil and Gas Development” The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) announced in a Jan. 3 press release its short course featuring liner and containment applications—“Environmental Protection in Shale…
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Sardinia abstracts due this month

January 2, 2013  |  News

14th International Waste Management & Landfill Symposium The biennial Sardinia waste and landfill symposium is calling for the receipt of all abstracts by Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, according to a press release issued last week by the event’s organizing secretariat. Sardinia 2013 Symposium …
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Tensar sells Endurablend Systems assets and business

December 18, 2012  |  News

Purchased by Pavement Surface Coatings LLC Tensar International announced in a Dec. 17 press release the sale of Endurablend Systems assets and business to New Jersey-based Pavement Surface Coatings (PSC). The release said sale will allow Tensar to refocus certain assets and resources on its growing…
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Agru America expanding operations in Georgetown, Williamsburg counties

December 14, 2012  |  News

Combined investment of $39.1 million expected to create 126 new jobs in South Carolina Agru America Inc., a South Carolina-based manufacturer of geosynthetic materials, announced in a Dec. 12 press release that it will expand its current operations in Georgetown and Williamsburg counties. The combin…
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Huesker employees, partners receive Brazilian geotechnical awards

December 13, 2012  |  News

Second Milton Vargas Award cites winning technical paper and magazine article Employees and partners of the Huesker Group were the recipients of the Milton Vargas Award in Brazil earlier this year, according to a Dec. 12 press release from the company. The award ceremonies took place in São P…
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