Solmax Seeks US Market Development Manager
Solmax is one of the world’s top three manufacturers of geomembranes and affiliated fluid transportation solutions (e.g., HDPE pipes, valves, fittings and accessories). The company operates major manufacturing facilities...
Geosynthetics 2017 Call for Abstracts Extended to May 30
The organizers of Geosynthetics 2017, the First International Conference on Technology and Application of Geosynthetics, have invited abstracts of 200 – 300 words in either English or Spanish....
Zinc and Copper Mine Gets Largest GCCM Installation to Date
In August 2016, over 11,000m2 of Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM) was installed as a protective liner for a large diversion channel at an underground zinc and copper mine...
Photos from Geomembrane Welding Quality Workshop
Geosynthetica organized a geomembrane welding quality workshop in São Paulo, Brazil on April 18 and 19. Our Brazil industry editor Bruno Pedroni attended and reports that more than 30...
FGI Announces New Officers and Board of Directors
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) inducted new Officers and Board of Directors at the ASCE Geo-Frontiers Conference, March 13, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. The annual FGI membership meeting, held...
INTERVIEW: Dr. Julio Ferreira on Geosynthetics in the Americas
Geosynthetica Latin America’s editor Natalia Rodado caught up with Dr. Julio Ferreira (TRI Ambiental, Brazil) during GeosPeru 2017. In the interview that followed, they discussed the growth...
Fred Chuck Joins HUESKER’s Geosynthetics Team
North Carolina-based HUESKER, Inc. oversees a broad base of geosynthetics operations in North and Central America. Over the past couple years, the company has invested significantly in new...
Looking back on Geosynthetics in Land and Water, as the Magazine Ends
By Chris Kelsey - In mid-2006 I was providing freelance editorial services for Geosynthetica. At the time, the publication was owned by the geosynthetics engineering consultancy I-CORP International. The...
12 ICG Bids and 2018 Award Nominations Lead IGS News Vol 33, Issue 1
The first of 2017’s three issues of IGS News—the official newsletter of the International Geosynthetics Society—has been released. Two of the highlights include the 2018 call for...
Solmax Invites CIM 2017 Attendees to Tour Manufacturing Plant
The manufacturing process for geosynthetics is complex but learning more about these processes is extremely instructive for how to properly utilize and understand geosynthetic materials. During CIM 2017,...
New Short Course: Slope Stability of Containment Systems
Containment facilities require multiple geosynthetics, which creates a need to design with a strong understanding of the interface between soils and geosynthetics and between different geosynthetics. The new...
Newly Established HUESKER Australia Expands a Global Geosynthetics Brand
In 2016, the HUESKER Group acquired Australia-based NBW Mining. Now, the company has announced the phase in this development: the establishment of HUESKER Australia Pty Ltd.
The move is part...
New Website, New Services from Colorado Lining International
One of the biggest names in geosynthetics installation and contracting, Colorado Lining International, continues to reinvent itself. In recent years, it has introduced a number of new products...
Upcoming Geosynthetics Engineering Webinars from HUESKER
Webinars have grown significantly in their use for technical knowledge transfer, engineering training, and product and application introduction. HUESKER has been one of the active geosynthetics companies offering engineering webinars. The...
GeoAfrica 2017 Expands Registration Payment Options
Responding to requests from the many international delegates who will attend and exhibit at GeoAfrica 2017, the conference committee has announced that payment by credit card is now available in...
INTERVIEW: Augusto Alza on Geosynthetics in Peru
During the GeosPeru 2017 conference (March, Lima), the International Geosynthetics Society’s Peruvian Chapter president, Augusto Alza, sat down for an interview with Geosynthetica Latin America editor Natalia Rodado. They...
Video: ILT Coal Ash Containment Installation at Reid Gardner
International Lining Technology began work on a coal ash containment project at the Reid Gardner Generating Station in late November 2016. The 557-MW plant sits on 480 acres near...
SWANApalooza Includes Geosynthetics Panel on Failure and Value
At the open of promotional video for the March 28 geosynthetics panel discussion on failure and project value, the narrator quotes renowned investor Warren Buffet: Price is what you...
Video: Conductive Geomembranes and Enhanced CQA
In November, Solmax provided the third of its high-level webinars on geomembranes with a session on “Enhancing Quality Assurance with Conductive Geomembranes.” The presentation is now available for free...
Project Video: Geosynthetic Drainage Support for Athletic Facility
Varicore Technologies documented the extensive drainage installation work its geocomposite materials were utilized in performed for the Annandale Regional Athletic Facility in Minnesota. The multi-sport site hosts a baseball...
Video Story: Waterway Restoration after Mining Activities
The waters of the Schurenbach, a stream near Essen, Germany, formerly ran underground from the foot of an old coal slag heap (the Schurenbachhalde). As part of a land...
Project Video: Geosynthetic Tubes for Coastal Protection
This project video from HUESKER details a 1500m-long coastal protection installation of geosynthetic tubes along Lake Sedlitz in Germany’s Lusatian Lake District. The 1400 ha (3460 acre) lake is...
VIDEO STORY: Solmax Cleans Up 150 Tons at an Illegal Dump
International geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax has been undergoing a change in its identity from that of a commodity producer to a provider of value-added solutions. It hasn’t lost its focus...
How Cable Ties Can Cost a Geosynthetics Project Millions
Construction quality assurance expert Glen Toepfer (CQA Solutions) takes on the topic of cable ties in his latest video post from his Uncontained blog. In the 3.5-minute video, he...
Additive Packages, Resins, and Geomembrane Performance
How do additive packages, resins, HPOIT and OIT testing, and other components and quality control measures to geomembranes affect material durability and performance? Solmax engineer Mathieu Cornellier led a...
