March 2021 Vol. 2

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GNA – The Most Widely Read Online Geosynthetics Publication
Reaching more Players in the Geosynthetic Industry 


NEWSMAKERS:  * ABG Geosynthetics * ACIGS * AGRU * Curtis Barrier * ExcelPlas * GCCM * GDT Linings * GeoStudio™ * GNA * GSI * Solmax * Tensar * TILTEX™ * TenCate Geosynthetics

INDUSTRY NEWS

Massive Price Rises for PE and PP Hit Geomembrane and Geosynthetic Manufacturers – Resin Suppliers declare Force Majeure
https://www.plasticstoday.com/resin-pricing/weekly-resin-report-february-could-set-record-largest-pp-price-increase-single-month
https://www.ft.com/content/f97d653c-71f4-4b84-90ee-896b7bd5d299

How the Global Rise in Geosynthetic Prices May Affect You
https://blog.pactecinc.com/how-the-global-rise-in-geosynthetic-prices-may-affect-you

Tiltex™ GCCM ‘Concrete in a Roll’ – Waste Water Treatment Plant QLD Installation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqh9-MB55_o

Tiltex™ GCCM ‘Concrete in a Roll’ Replacing Shotcrete & Rip Rap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALQo7LiA6IQ

Tiltex™ Flood Diversion Channel – 80MPa Compressive Strength Amazing ‘Concrete in a Roll’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWQuEnMQuqQ

TenCate Geosynthetics Deliver Challenging Project in Turkey at Filyos Seaport Turkey (Near Vertical Slope Installation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HOQHl2As-E

ABG Goes Green for Geosynthetic Manufacture
https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/innovation-news/abg-goes-green-for-geosynthetic-manufacture-25-02-2021/

Halliburton Energy Services Patent New GCL
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/10934211.html

Geosynthetics Virtual Conference 2021 Content Available on Demand Until May 1
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2021/03/01/geosynthetics-virtual-conference-2021-content-available-on-demand-until-may-1/

GEOMEMBRANES

Planning a Successful Landfill Liner Installation (by AGRU)
https://agruamerica.com/landfill-liner-installation/

Using Geosynthetics in Heap Leach Pads (by AGRU)
https://agruamerica.com/heap-leach-pads/

Solmax Publish APAC eNews – Feb. 2021
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/6KOrjIaF4ko9p76#pdfviewer

Thermo-Oxidative Degradation of HDPE Geomembranes: Effect of Phenolic Antioxidant and Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer Concentrations
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9853&context=etd

GDT Linings Show Various Phases of Landfill Liner Installation in New Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFvaOKqcLh4

Design of Landfill Liners for Fine Grained Soils using GeoStudio™ Software
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785320405759

NEW WEBINARS

GSI to Host Webinar on Landfill Covers (10th March 2021)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2021/03/01/gsi-to-host-webinar-on-landfill-covers-2/

ACIGS – Join us for our First Technical Forum on Barriers
https://www.acigs.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=31
 
ACIGS – Join us for our March Webinar presented by Dr Erol Tutumluer
https://www.acigs.org/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=22

NEW RESEARCH

Effect of Different Geosynthetic Reinforcement Materials on Transmitted Pressure Under Dynamic Machine Foundation
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1773/1/012030/pdf

OTHER NEWS

Tensar Employee Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary
https://construction-update.co.uk/2021/02/25/tensar-employee-celebrates-30-year-anniversary-tensarinsights/

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