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BREAKING NEWS
Police Believe Tensar Factory Fire that Caused Extensive Damage was Deliberately Lit
Tiltex Australia Deploys GCCM Over HDPE Liner for Enhanced Mechanical Protection and Durability in Landmark Project [PDF]
Armouring HDPE Liners with GCCM for the Royal Sydney Golf Club
ELIS Tech Australia: A New Era of Geomembrane Leak Detection on the Australian Market [PDF]
EDITOR’S CORNER
‘The Future of Safe Geomembranes: The Geomembrane Industry Needs to Take Its Vitamins’ [PDF]
INDUSTRY NEWS
Highly Innovative Chinese Company Exhibiting at GeoAsia8
Shandong Innovative Material Technology Co. (INNO MATERIALS) have developed new innovative Anti-cracking geotextiles that are designed to absorb tensile stresses and delay or prevent reflective cracking
Reflective cracking occurs when cracks from underlying pavement layers propagate through to the surface asphalt overlay. This is typically caused by traffic loading, thermal movement and shrinkage of cement-treated bases or stabilized layers
PNG Gold Mine Uses Geotube Technology to Store Tailings and Facilitate Efficient and Safe Decanting of Water
Tolu Minerals Ltd has installed geotube dewatering of tailings at its Tolukuma Gold Mine (TGM) in Papua New Guinea during the March 2025 quarter
WA Liner Company Growing Operations
Kenviro Pty Ltd managed by industry veteran Miceal Seamus Keogh specialises in the supply and installation of prefabricated geomembrane and geosynthetic liner materials including LLDPE/ Enviroliner/ EIA/ PVC/ Polypropylene
They cater to sectors such as mining, oil & gas, agriculture, aquaculture, landfill & waste management, civil construction, and water authorities
Geoquest Develops TerraNail™, a Highly Developed, High-Performance Solution for Installing Passive Soil and Rock Anchoring and Stabilization Systems
Terre Armee design and supply soil nailing solutions for temporary or permanent retaining walls, slopes, embankments and foundation
Hexa-Cover® Floating Cover Secure Australia’s Water Supplies
Technology Leadership in Drainage: Huesker Acquires Sineco International
With the acquisition of the Italian technology leader Sineco International, Huesker now offers its own high-quality drainage and dewatering products. This strengthens Huesker’s market position as a quality and technology leader for geosynthetic applications.
German Insurers Encouraged to Exclude Coverage of PFAS Liability
Government of Alberta Publishes Approved Geosynthetics Products List [PDF]
Presto Geosystems Announces Environmental Product Declaration for Geocells
Presto Geosystems announces the publication of the industry´s first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for geocells.
WEBINARS
Tensar On-Demand Webinar – Future Focused Roads: Enhance Performance with Design & Data
- How pavements fail and implementing strategies to extend life
- Using AI to collect and analyze data regarding pavement performance and condition
- Maintenance strategies to extend life of existing pavements
The road of the future is smart, efficient and extends pavement maintenance intervals by 50%
Webinar – From Tailings to Haul Roads: Geosynthetics in Action – May 14, 2025
GEOMEMBRANES
Mechanistic Investigation of the Influence Sulfur Curing Systems on the Characteristics of Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene Liners
This study systematically investigates new insights into how sulfur-based curing agents influence the properties of chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) geomembrane in the presence of magnesium oxide and pentaerythritol
Use of Coatings in Conjunction with Flexible Geomembranes
Flexible Geomembranes to Reduce Leachate Generation
GEOTEXTILES
GEOGRIDS
Evaluation of Modulus Improvement Factor for Multilayer Geogrid Reinforced Granular Layers
Experimental Study on the Pull-out Resistance Characteristics of Geogrid under Cyclic Loading
LANDFILL LINERS
Development and Validation of Practical Membrane Efficiency Models for Landfill Liner Systems
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT !
Concrete Canvas Disagrees with Recent Polish Court of Appeals Decision and Is Reviewing Options For Appeal to Supreme Court [PDF]
Since launching its patent infringement lawsuit against Eurobent in 2018, Concrete Canvas has secured additional European patents covering Poland that further protect its GCCM technologies.
Concrete Canvas remains committed to robust enforcement of its intellectual property rights
The Quest to Build New Islands in the Maldives with Geotextile Sand Containers [PDF]
Court Finds Veolia Provided Outdated Data to an Expert Witness Regarding the Performance of its Landfill Gas Extraction System, which was Deemed Serious Trial Misconduct
Victorian Supreme Court found Veolia Environmental Services in breach of its landfill operating licence and the general environmental duty (GED) under the Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic). The court determined that Veolia failed to implement all practicable measures to prevent excessive landfill gas emissions from its Hallam Road site between July 2022 and October 2023.
- Veolia submitted landfill gas extraction data to their expert witness that did not reflect the current operational conditions during the period of alleged environmental breaches (July 2022 – October 2023).
- This outdated data misrepresented the effectiveness of the gas control measures in place at the time of the emissions issue.
- The court viewed this as a failure to comply with the obligation of candour and fairness to the court in environmental litigation.
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