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Robert L. Johnson, AGRU America President and CEO, retiring; Chris Eichelberger to succeed him
August 24th, 2026
AGRU America, Inc. announced today that President and CEO Robert L. Johnson will retire on October 31, 2026, after 30 years at the company. Chief Sales Officer Chris Eichelberger will become AGRU America’s next President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 1, 2026. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Eichelberger will work closely together through the fall. […]
Trends in the geotextiles industry
October 13th, 2025
A version of this article originally appeared in Geosynthetics 2025 Trends & Innovations. AGRU’s latest IDSs have effectively replaced earlier, more expensive soil/aggregate drainage systems by offering better shear strength and drainage performance along with lower costs, material requirements, and installation times. Photo courtesy of AGRU. Continued growth, multiple company mergers and some product innovation […]
AGRU spearheads launch of regional HR coalition
April 10th, 2025
AGRU America recently hosted the first meeting of the HR coalition at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The coalition consists of professionals interested in collaborating to solve regional HR challenges. Image courtesy of AGRU America. Jody Reed, human resources business partner at AGRU America, suggested creating an HR coalition for the Georgetown area […]
AGRU wins 2024 Marketing Excellence Award
December 20th, 2024
The International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD) has awarded AGRU America the top Marketing Excellence Award for demonstrating outstanding success and creativity with their marketing initiatives. The rigorous submission process looks at over two dozen factors, from social media campaigns to publication history and contributions to the industry. Other contributing factors toward the award were […]
Webinar -Alternative Closure Solutions to Traditional Soil and Geosynthetic Closure Systems– April 10
April 2nd, 2024
AGRU America is presenting the webinar - Alternative Closure Solutions to Traditional Soil and Geosynthetic Closure Systems – on April 10 at 1 p.m. EST. It is free for members and non-members, a PDH credit is available, and you can register here. Traditional systems using soil with a combination of geosynthetics have been the preferred […]
Innovations in aquaculture with engineering plastics
March 11th, 2024
Aquaculture, or fish farming, is essential to the global food system (1). In 2020, the combined output of fisheries and aquaculture set a record, reaching 236 million tons (2). In 2020, the U.S. aquaculture market was $1.5 billion. Notably, imports comprised up to 85% of U.S. seafood consumption, of which over half was via foreign […]
AGRU launches new outreach campaign to support local communities
February 14th, 2024
AGRU America, Inc. has officially launched its latest outreach campaign, “Global Company, Local Impact.” AGRU exhibited at the 2024 Pathways 2 Possibilities South Carolina (P2PSC) event in Myrtle Beach to kick off the new outreach campaign in early January. South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamala Evette and other state officials visited the AGRU booth at P2PSC […]
AGRU America wins 2023 marketing excellence award
December 13th, 2023
The International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD) has awarded AGRU America a marketing excellence award for innovative and exemplary marketing initiatives from mid-2022 through Spring 2023. AGRU America earned an IAPD Bronze Marketing Excellence Award for the second year in a row for promoting the positive benefits of plastics and leveraging modern marketing tools to […]
Plastic technology revolutionizes aquaculture
October 24th, 2023
The Norwegian company Bluegreen AS has successfully implemented a groundbreaking aquaculture project, the Marine Donut. This closed floating fish farming system, made from the highly crack-resistant plastic PE 100-RC, was installed on a salmon farm owned by SalMar in Norway. This innovative facility, whose PE 100-RC components were supplied entirely by AGRU, marks the beginning of a […]
Lining system supports upgrade at northern Nevada mine
October 1st, 2023
Installers prepare over 10 million square feet of AGRU 80 mil HDPE double-sided MicroSpike for a new heap leach pad in Northern Nevada. Photo courtesy AGRU AGRU collaborated with a Nevada mine’s stakeholders to supply more than 12.2 million square feet (1.1 million m2) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) liner to help a mining operation expand […]