April 2020 Vol. 4

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GNA – The World’s Most Viewed Online Geosynthetics Bulletin
Stay in Touch with the Geosynthetic Industry While Social Distancing


NEWSMAKERS: * BERRY PLASTICS * COVID-19 * ExcelPlas * Exxon Mobil * Formosa Plastics * GSI * IGS * Huesker * NOVA Polyethylene *SRK Consulting * Tensar 

Official Responses from Huesker on Rogue Comments on Tensar’s Wuhan Plant Reopening
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/U6pXMy2kbVZO0SW#pdfviewer

Exxon Mobil Works to Fortify Supply Chain Despite Corona Virus
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/V7pLTGUo10z44vx#pdfviewer

COVID-19 Halts Canadian Polyethylene Plant Construction
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/HL7afFa3CsMfQMS#pdfviewer

European Spot Polyethylene Rigid Plastic Trade Hit by COVID-19 Lockdowns
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/petrochemicals/040220-april-petrochemicals-prices-drop-as-covid-19-infection-rate-rises

Three COVID-19 Positive Workers at Texas Polyethylene Plant
https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/three-covid-19-cases-among-contract-workers-texas-formosa-plant

COVID-19: Berry to Ramp up Nonwoven Fabrics Capacity in Europe
https://chemweek.com/CW/Document/110213/COVID-19-Berry-to-ramp-up-nonwoven-fabrics-capacity-in-Europe

Berry Converting Capacity of Filtration Non-wovens for Face Masks
https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-03-31/berry-adding-meltblown-line/

Tailings Dam Spill at Chinese Molybdenum Mine Threatens Local Water Supply
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tailings-molybdenum/tailings-dam-spill-at-chinese-molybdenum-miner-threatens-local-water-supply-idUSKBN21H0YO

Mining Network Needs to Align on Safe Tailings Dam Design, SRK Consulting Says
https://im-mining.com/2020/03/25/mining-network-needs-align-safe-tailings-dam-design-srks-spies-says/

Tailings Facilities and Dam Failure – A Risk and Insurance Perspective
https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en-GB/Insights/2020/03/tailings-facilities-and-dam-failure-from-a-risk-management-and-insurance-perspective

Tensar – The Stabilising Power of Interlock of Granular Materials
http://info.tensar.co.uk/blog/the-stabilising-power-of-interlock

Collaroy Seawall Project – Protection from Coastal Erosion with Geotextile
https://www.scs.nsw.gov.au/soil-conservation-services-projects/collaroy-seawall-project-protection-from-coastal-erosion

Coupled Effect of Expanded Polystyrene and Geogrid on Load Reduction for High-Filled Cut-and-Cover Tunnels
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GM.1943-5622.0001683

Sealco TeMa Geocomposite Landfills and Contaminated Sites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VJu880yQs

GSI to Host Webinar on Geomembrane Punctures this Wednesday (7th April 2020)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/04/06/gsi-to-host-webinar-on-geomembrane-punctures-this-wednesday/

GSI to Host Webinar on Wave Management with Geomembranes
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/04/06/gsi-to-host-webinar-on-wave-management-with-geomembranes/

Online Lecture on Applications of Geosynthetics | Dr G V Rao | Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4z7dfRQGC0

Online Lecture on Applications of Geosynthetics | Dr G V Rao | Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS5BMsaBLUY

Online Lecture on Applications of Geosynthetics | Dr G V Rao | Part 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV0q6OoP8RM


 


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