15 July 2013, St. Paul, MN – The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) conducts an annual survey of the membership’s geomembrane shipments. “The market data study for year 2012 showed that the FGI membership represented 2,300,273,885 square feet of installed fabricated geomembranes” stated FGI President Andrew Mills. “This is an exciting confirmation of what we have intuitively believed for some time. FGI members were convinced that the fabricated geomembrane market was much bigger than typically reported but this number is above and beyond our most optimistic estimates. Clearly the market understands the advantages of using fabricated geomembranes.”
Dr. Tim Stark emphasized in his report to FGI members during the Geosynthetics 2013 in Long Beach CA “it is important to recognize that this number only includes the shipment data of FGI members who have shared their data for this report. There are non-member producers and several FGI members not represented in this information,” Dr. Stark continued, “2,300,273,885 square feet actually under represents the annual market size for fabricated geomembranes.” The FGI survey data is submitted to an accounting firm who tallies the information. The submitters and submissions are kept confidential by the accounting firm.
Those responsible for designing projects are recognizing the cost savings and advantages of using fabricated geomembranes. Geomembranes arrive on the jobsite with the seam quality tests completed and documented. Installation time is faster when the majority of geomembrane seams are completed before being delivered to the project. Fabricated geomembranes make installation possible when tight time frames or oncoming inclement weather provides a small window for getting the job done. For more information on using fabricated geomembranes, visit www.fabricatedgeomembrane.com.
ABOUT FGI
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign. The FGI is an industry-sponsored institute at the University of Illinois focused on advancing the use of fabricated geomembranes through education, research, and technology transfer. Dr. Timothy D. Stark is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an expertise in Geotechnical and Geosynthetics Engineering. Dr. Stark has been teaching, researching, and consulting on geosynthetics, stability of manmade slopes, and design of waste containment facilities for more than 20 years.
For more information on the FGI, contact Dr. Stark at +1 217-333-7394 or tstark@illinois.edu.
