Propex expands engineering team

May 26, 2011  |  Products

Propex Geotextile Systems is expanding its Engineering Services Department with four new hires, announced in a May 23 press release from the company. The move is “an effort to heighten engineering quality standards and to provide direct accessibility to [the engineering] team,” the relea…
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NAUE opens new plant in Malaysia

May 20, 2011  |  Products

Germany-based NAUE GmbH & Co. has opened a new geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) production center in Malaysia designed to serve the Asian and Oceanic markets, according to a May 19 press release from the company. “This is a significant move for NAUE,” said Thomas Knuffinke, one of the f…
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TenCate introduces case study video

May 5, 2011  |  Products

TenCate Geosynthetics has developed a new 7-minute video, “TenCate at Work Around the Globe,” which describes several of its world-wide projects, said a press release issued by the company May 4. The projects featured in the video illustrate the variety of possibilities and applications …
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Tensar acquires Mulch & Seed

May 5, 2011  |  Products

In a May 4 press release, Tensar International Corp. confirmed its completion of acquiring Centre, Ala.-based Mulch & Seed Innovations (MSI). The release described Tensar’s addition of MSI product lines as “supplementing a portfolio of soil reinforcement, stabilization and, now, hydr…
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Tensar assumes control of its geogrid distribution

April 22, 2011  |  Products

25-year alliance with ConTech concludes in May After a 25-year manufacturer/distributor collaboration, Tensar International Corp. and ConTech Construction Products Inc. have mutually agreed that Tensar will take on distribution for its geogrid products in the U.S., according to an April 21 press rel…
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Carlisle explores use of solar cover technology at Meadowlands landfill

April 7, 2011  |  Products

Carlisle Energy Services (CES) is currently analyzing the feasibility of using exposed geomembrane solar cover technology for the Meadowland’s Erie Landfill in North Arlington, N.J., according to a company press release. The proposed Carlisle system features an integrated solar photovoltaic ar…
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Using geotextiles to repair earth dams

April 1, 2011  |  Products

By Benjamin C. Doerge, Trent Street, John Chua, Rex Stambaugh, and James McHenry Abstract The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made innovative use of geotextiles to repair several cracked earth dams. This paper presents how geotextiles were used to repair three dams in Texas, Arizon…
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Raven introduces new scrim-reinforced geomembranes

March 16, 2011  |  Products

Raven Industries is now offering a new geomembrane product line—the Dura-Skrim Textured K-Series, described in a recent company press release. Produced through Raven’s Engineered Films Division (EFD), the release said that the “Dura-Skrim Textured K-Series is a unique textured rein…
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Mattex constructing new nonwoven facility in Saudi Arabia

March 14, 2011  |  Products

Mattex Geosynthetics is currently building a new, vertically-integrated nonwoven geotextile facility in Saudi Arabia, according to a March 10 press release from the company. The high-tenacity fiber and nonwoven geotextiles plant in Al Jubail, KSA, is expected to be operational and ready for orders b…
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Carlisle introduces 72- and 80-mil geomembranes

March 10, 2011  |  Products

Carlisle has introduced its 72- and 80-mil GeoTPO membrane, according to a March 8 press release from the company. These geomembranes are designed specifically for exposed geomembrane cap (EGC) and exposed geomembrane solar cap (EGSC) applications as interim or long-term landfill closure systems, th…
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