November 2015 Vol.3

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Renolit Showcases New Range of Geomembranes for Civil Engineering
https://www.renolit.com/fileadmin/renolit/waterproofing_civil_engineering/pdf/Waterpoorfing_of_reservoirs_and_similar-ENbr.pdf

Graphene to be Used by Major Geomembrane Extrusion Equipment Supplier
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/extrusion-meets-graphene-meets-plastics-539484162.html

TenCate Adds Four Engineering Business Managers
http://www.geosynthetica.net/tencate-adds-engineering-business-managers/

Cash Offer for All Tencate Shares
http://www.tencate.com/news/2015/Recommended-cash-offer-by-Tennessee-Acquisition-B.V.-for-all-issued-ordinary-shares-of-Koninklijke-Ten-Cate-N.V..aspx

New Tender – Supply and Installation of Geosynthetics at Corangamite Regional Landfill (Download)
http://www.corangamite.vic.gov.au/index.php/tenders

New DAC Liner for Landfills –  Highly Durable Dense Asphaltic Concrete for Absolute Containment of Toxic Leachate
http://waste-management-world.com/a/rock-solid-landfill-liner-protection

Capillary Action Through Geosynthetic Clay Liner From Subsoil (PDF)
http://dspace.futminna.edu.ng/jspui/bitstream/1/4407/1/CAPILLARY%20ACTION%20THROUGH%20GEOSYNTHETIC%20CLAY%20LINER.pdf

Experimental investigation on the pullout behaviour of geosynthetics embedded in a granite residual soil (New)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19648189.2015.1090927

Understanding the Economics of Building a Geosynthetic Lined Landfill
http://foresternetwork.com/daily/waste/landfill-management/landfill-economics-part-ii-getting-down-to-business-part-i/

Geofabrics Continue to Focus on Rockfall Protection and Mitigation
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2015/10/83-geofabrics-continue-to-focus-on-rockfall-protection-and-mitigation

New Tender AU-702438 GITA Supervision / Geosynthetic Verification
http://www.australiantenders.com/tenders/247972/geosynthetic-verification-consultant/?searchId=1446583039&page=1#.Vjkbx7crJhE

China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association, and Global Nonwovens Association Join Forces
http://www.sustainablenonwovens.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12789:geotextiles-symposium-from-edana-and-cnita-&catid=9:consumer-products&Itemid=10

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