Issue: August 2014

By Ron Bygness Houston-based GSE Environmental Inc. announced in a June press release that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the company’s Disclosure Statement filed in connection with a proposed Joint Plan of Reorganization. The court’s approval of the …

By Ron Bygness ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has honored Gary Kolbasuk, director of innovation and technology at Raven Industries, Sioux Falls, S.D. with the Award of Merit. The Award of Merit and its accompanying title of fellow is ASTM’s highest organizational recognition…

By Piergiorgio Recalcati and Ron Bygness Gianmario Beretta, founder of the Tenax Group, died May 28 in an aviation glider accident in Northern Italy. He had been at the helm of Tenax for several decades. A pioneer in plastics production, Beretta developed innovative geosynthetic materials for use in…