By Dr. Piergiorgio Recalcati - On Wednesday, 28 May 2014, Gianmario Beretta was killed in lightweight aircraft crash in Northern Italy. Mr. Beretta was the founder of TENAX Group, one of the world’s widest-reaching geosynthetics manufacturing companies, and served at the company’s helm for several decades. Gianmario Beretta was an outstanding pioneer in the plastic production sector. He developed innovative...

US President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) into law on Tuesday, June 10. This bill is significant for its lack of earmarks, its extraordinary bipartisan and bicameral support, its approval of all major projects the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) had been waiting on, and its specific mention of geosynthetics. Said the President, "...this...

Warning for Exhibitors and Participants: The Exhibition Management, the German Geotechnical Society and the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) have been made aware of a service provider named Exhibition Housing Services (EHS), which has contacted a number of companies who are participating in the 10ICG / 33rd Baugrundtagung, citing the congress, to offer hotel reservation services. ONLY INTERPLAN AG is...

Sioux Falls, SD (June 9, 2014)— Raven Aerostar (NASDAQ: RAVN) was recently recognized by NASA for its contribution to the highly successful 2012/2013 Antarctic Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Campaign. The 2013 NASA Group Achievement Award was awarded to Raven Aerostar in August of 2013 for the production of Long Duration/Super Pressure balloons; it was recently presented by a NASA...

By ACE Geosynthetics - In 2009, Typhoon Morakot hit central and southern Taiwan with torrential rain. The storm set a rainfall record and was responsible for numerous disasters, such as landslides and dike failures. More than 100 bridges were damaged and mountain roads collapsed. Failure of Route Kao 132 Route Kao 132 in Kaohsiung is an important tourism and commercial road....

Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major highway that runs north-south from Laredo, Texas all the way up to Duluth, Minnesota (more than 1,550 miles). A seven-mile stretch of I-35 near Ardmore, Oklahoma is prone to undulations in the pavement owing to expansive clay beneath the road surface. As the moisture content of the clay increases the clay tends to swell,...

WASHINGTON, DC (June 4, 2014) - The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, today announced the election of eight members to its Board of Directors for the 2014-2016 term. The group includes both new and existing (re-elected) members who will join seven current members of the Board of Directors. ABO's board guides the organization in its...

Maccaferri is one of the world's largest geosynthetics companies. With operations around the world and a string of acquisitions that have bolstered its presence and range of offerings, the company's portfolio of geosynthetic and geotechnical materials and projects has advanced greatly. The new corporate video from the company's international headquarters (Italy-based Officine Maccaferri) offers a profile of the company's growth...

6 June 2014 - Low & Bonar PLC (the "Group"), the international performance materials group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Simpson as its new Group Chief Executive. Mr. Simpson will join the Company on 26 August 2014 and will replace Steve Good as Group Chief Executive with effect from 8 September 2014. As announced in February, Mr....

The third in a series of technical magazines from Solmax has been released: Waste Management Solutions. The digital publication follows releases on geosynthetics in energy and mining applications. The new publication focuses on: Municipal solid waste Hazardous waste Industrial waste Landfill capping Additional information focuses on manufacturing technology, polyethylene geomembrane characteristics and performance, and key varieties (e.g., textured geomembranes, white/reflective materials, and leak location enhanced...