SPECIAL FEATURE
GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE OF GEOMEMBRANE-ASSISTED COOLING OF DATACENTRES [PDF]
This emerging area represents a significant use for white HDPE geomembranes in the future
New Patented Method for Cooling Datacentres and Cryptocurrency Mining Operations with White Geomembranes
BREAKING NEWS
Solmax Appoints Yujing Liu as Managing Director, APAC
NEW POSITIONS
Coletanche Seeking National Sales Engineer Talent for Canadian Role [PDF]
LEGAL NEWS
NZ Liner Contractor Being Sued by Council for $1.8 million
A contractor removed from a Carterton wastewater project five years ago is being chased for $1.8 million by the district’s council.
The Wastewater Treatment Pond Upgrade Project, part of which included earthworks and lining three new ponds.
Damage to the liner consisted of rips, tears, and scratches of varying depths in the new liner, as well as damage to gas vents.
Lawsuit Filed Over Failure of XR-5 Geomembrane Floating Covers [PDF]
INDUSTRY NEWS
Maccaferri Building Massive New Manufacturing Facility in India
Officine Maccaferri is expanding its industrial footprint in India through the development of what will become the group’s second-largest GEOSYNTHETICS manufacturing facility worldwide. To support the next phase of growth, Varun Sikand will lead the India Region.The new plant will be located in Khandale and built on an area of approximately 400,000 sq. ft. It will significantly increase production volumes, manufacturing complexity and market coverage and enhance Maccaferri’s capabilities across geosynthetics, double-twist and rockfall protection solutions.
AGRU Targets Polish Market with Huge Warehouse Build
CETCO, a Minerals Technologies Company, Participates in EPA Roundtable on PFAS Remediation
Derringham Aqua Greens Use NAUE Landfill Liner Technology in Hull SuDS Scheme
Germany Notifies European Commission that it Intends to Issue a New National Technical Specification Governing the Use of Geotextiles on German Waterways
Study Published on Carcinogenicity of Phthalates Found in Some PVC Geomembranes [PDF]
Exxon Mobil Develop Non-PFAS Polymer Processing Aid for Geomembrane Processing
RECORDED VIDEO WEBINAR: Geosynthetics Installation Best Practice and IAGI’s Role
Presenters: Todd Harman (Hallaton Environmental Linings) Brian Fraser (Layfield Group) Nick Morris (GeoQ) ; Webinar Sponsor: Merit Lining Systems
NSW Introduces New PFAS Rules for Landfills and Sewage Treatment Plants
Detection of the Structure and Seepage Pathways of a Tailings Pond with a LLDPE Liner Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography at a Uranium Mine [PDF]
UK Seeking Liner Installer for Gremista Landfill
The Gremista Landfill, Lerwick Phase 3 extension will primarily involve cut and fill earthworks, new haul roads, installing new surface water drainage ditches, pipework, manholes, and headwalls; placing a 500mm bentonite-enriched soil layer over the new landfill formation surface; followed by a 2mm HDPE welded geomembrane basal liner, protection geotextile, leachate collection pipework, and 500mm thick, clean aggregate drainage / protection layer. Capping works to the existing Phase 2 landfill area are also included and will comprise 1mm thick LLDPE welded geomembrane and restoration soils.
Thermal Performance Analysis and Optimization of Geomembrane Pit Thermal Energy Storage (G-PTES)
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Webinar: Geosynthetics Case Studies (14 August 2026)
Presenters: Patrick Elliott (Colorado Lining Int’l), Brian Fraser (Layfield Group) and Ron MacKenzie (Inland Tarp & Liner)
MICROPLASTICS
Determination of the Best Digestion and Extraction Methods for the Quantification of Microplastics in Landfill Leachate
GEOMEMBRANES
Thermal Performance Analysis and Optimization of Geomembrane Pit Thermal Energy Storage (G-PTES)
Effect of Nanoclay Polarity on Irganox 1081 Diffusion in LLDPE Membranes
Molecular-Weight-Dependent Puncture Mechanics and Structural Evolution of HDPE Pipe Revealed
Stabilizer Marketed for Protecting Geomembranes
CYASORB CYNERGY SOLUTIONS® B882T protects polymers from UV and heat aging in building and construction applications including roofing membranes, composite roofing tiles and geomembranes,
GEOTETILES
An Intelligent Detection Method for Geotextile Damage in Steel-Cage Seepage-Proof Blind Ditches Based on an Adaptive Threshold Segmentation Algorithm
Evaluation of the Long-Term Performance of Woven Geotextile Used between Base Course and Subgrade of a Paved Road
Data Driven Comparison of Synthetic and Waste Based Bio-Geotextiles
GEOBAGS
Rainfall-induced Stability of Geobag Reinforced Expansive Soil Slopes: DEM Investigation and Simplified Stability Analysis
GEOFOAM
Effect of EPS Geofoam Inclusion Parameters on the Structural Performance of Rigid Box Culverts Under Induced Trench Installation
