January 2023 Vol. 2

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NEWSMAKERS:  * Andrew Curson * BAM * Belize * CARPI * CMC * Drones * EPA * Encon UK * ExcelPlas * Franz-Georg Simon * GNA * Geotube® * Methane Emissions Microplastics * Seaman Corporation * Sensorgrid® * SIKA * Singhai Industries * Tailings Storage Facilities * Tensar * United Nations * ZERO3

INDUSTRY NEWS

Andrew Curson of Tensar UK Awarded Patent for New Geogrid Concept
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/11525234.pdf

United Nations Partnering with Belize to Install Massive Geotextile Tubes to Slow Disintegration of Shoreline
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132262

Singhal Industries Private Limited Starts Manufacturing Uniaxial Geogrid Products
https://www.environmental-expert.com/news/singhal-industries-private-limited-has-started-manufacturing-uniaxial-geogrid-products-1095000

EPA Approves Drone-Based Solution for Monitoring Methane Emissions Through Geosynthetic Caps at Landfills
https://www.mswmanagement.com/landfills/waste-to-energy-landfill-gas/article/21291622/epa-approves-dronebased-solution-for-monitoring-methane-emissions-at-landfills

German BAM Institute Study Find Geosynthetics a ‘Non-Negligible source of Microplastic Pollution’ [PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/BKFdPDOLmq5XsF2

Encon Add Global Supplier TenCate for Geosynthetic Solutions
https://www.buildingtalk.com/encon-adds-global-supplier-tencate-for-geosynthetic-solutions-from-stock/

Tensar Parent Realizes 50% Stock Price Growth in Last 6 Months
Through its Tensar operations, CMC is a leading global provider of innovative ground and soil stabilization solutions selling into more than 80 national markets through two major product lines: Tensar® Geogrids and Geopier® foundation systems.
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/l4PHU3ir8aDm5jy

Rail Infrastructure Resilience Starts with a Geogrid-Stabilized Track
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2023/01/03/rail-infrastructure-resilience-starts-with-a-geogrid-stabilized-track/

Italian Company ZERO3 S.R.L Develops New Geocomposite for Landfills
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2022269434A1.pdf

GEOMEMBRANES

Process Water Management and Seepage Control in Tailings Storage Facilities with Geosynthetics: Engineered Environmental Solutions Applied in Chile and Peru [PDF]
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/1/196/pdf?version=1672815631

Bituminous Geomembranes (BGM) Exhibit Impressive Multiaxial Burst Properties (Watch Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li0xHyPY_AM

GEOTEXTILE TUBES

Hydrodynamic and Liquefaction Analysis of Coastline Protected with Geotubes [PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/27RLPOL6UBE5u7C

United Nations Partnering with Belize to Install Massive Geotextile Tubes to Slow Disintegration of Shoreline
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132262

MICROPLASTICS & THE ENVIRONMENT

Special Issue: Geosynthetic Contribution in Creation of Microplastics
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Eugeniusz Koda, Dr. Anna Markiewicz and Dr. Jacek Kawalec
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/special_issues/Polymer_Geosynthetic

Microplastic Formation from Change over Time in the Mechanical Properties of Geosynthetics Used in Coastal Protection in the South-Eastern Baltic
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/1/113/pdf?version=1672911784

Oxidation and Degradation of HDPE and PP Rainwater Collection Systems A Significant Source of Microplastics
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/aMjN665119kQDtj

MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR 2023

Carpi Tech Names Global Sales Manager
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2022/12/28/carpi-tech-names-global-sales-manager/

Geosyntec Expands Australian Footprint with Acquisition of Red Earth Engineering
https://www.geosyntec.com/news/item/7984-geosyntec-expands-client-service-in-australia-with-red-earth-engineering-acquisition?utm_campaign=Australia&utm_content=231277841&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-13631399

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