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INDUSTRY NEWS
Solmax Feature – Geosynthetic Lining Systems in Mining Applications [PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/qNvXp7aHVu1RbBn#pdfviewer
Geomembrane Manufacturer Plastika Kritis Performed Well Amidst the Pandemic Showing Double Digit Growth
https://www.businessdaily.gr/english-edition/42021_plastika-kritis-strong-global-presence-profits-jump-2020
Shanghai HiTeC Plastics Co.(China) a Subsidiary of Plastika Kritis Exceeds 30 Million Euro in Sales
https://www.businessdaily.gr/english-edition/42021_plastika-kritis-strong-global-presence-profits-jump-2020
ABG Geosynthetics Joins the BontexGeo Group
https://www.abg-geosynthetics.com/news/100/abg-geosynthetics-joins-the-bontexgeo-group.html
UK Geosynthetics Specialist Acquired by Portfolio Company of Private Equity Firm Nimbus
https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/geosynthetics-specialist-acquired-by-nimbus-portfolio-company
Fibertex to Invest $48Mill USD to Expand Nonwovens & Geotextiles Plants in Europe in Eastern Europe
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2021/05/05/fibertex-nonwovens-announces-further-investments-in-high-tech-plant-expansions-in-europe/
AGRU America Receives FM Approval for its AGRULINE™ HDPE Pipe Fittings for Landfill Applications
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2021/04/13/agru-america-receives-fm-approval-for-its-agruline-hdpe-pipe-fittings/
UPCOMING WEBINARS
GSI to Host Webinar on Testing of Geosynthetics (12th May, 2021)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2021/05/03/gsi-to-host-webinar-on-testing-of-geosynthetics/
Prof. Kerry Rowe discusses ‘Four Decades of Study on Reinforced Embankments on Soft Soils and Rate-Sensitive Clays’ (12 May 2021)
https://australiangeomechanics.org/meetings/four-decades-of-study-on-reinforced-embankments-on-soft-soils-and-rate-sensitive-clays/
Geomembrane Behaviour In Mining Explored In Webinar (26th May, 2021)
Learn about the effects of acidic and alkali conditions on geomembrane performance in mining solutions.
The IGS Technical Committee on Barriers (TC-B) is set to host Dr. Fady B. Abdelaal, who will talk about ‘Long-term Performance of Different Polymeric Geomembranes in Extreme High and Low pH Mining Solutions’.
https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/geomembrane-behavior-in-mining-explored-in-webinar/
GEOMEMBRANES
GHD, GeoTas, H2O Enviro and BMI Combine Forces to Deliver BGM Tailings Dam Project
Bituminous Geomembrane Case Study of Tailings Dam – Tasmania {PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/DicrsHEahZwCIee#pdfviewer
Axter Coletanche Develop Hydraulic Beam for Rapid Deployment of Bituminous Geomembranes (BGM)
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/g3uo9DdeCbQyEmH#pdfviewer
GCCM
Gripple Europe Provides Terra-Lock Solution for Tiltex™ GCCM for Slope Stabilization of French Railway
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/gZ9NQKrHKACfcRf#pdfviewer
GEOTEXTILES
African Company to Make Geotextiles from Recycled PET Bottles
https://oilandgasrepublic.com/labacorp-energy-set-to-launch-pet-bottle-waste-recycling-plant-in-nigeria/
GEOTEXTILE TUBES
Fibertex Geotextile Dewatering Bags Desludging Wastewater Ponds
https://www.cbn.co.za/featured/fibertex-geotextile-dewatering-bags-desludging-wastewater-ponds/
GEOCELLS
Effectiveness of Geocell wall, Geogrid and Micropile Anchors for Mitigation of Unstable Slopes
https://geoenvironmental-disasters.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40677-021-00185-z
GEOCOMPOSITES
Seepage in Levees Whose Upstream Face is Covered with Geotextile and Geocomposites
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1589820
LANDFILLS
Optimizing the Liners Thickness to Design a Landfill
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785321007756
PFAS CONTAINMENT
Interaction Between PFASs and Geosynthetic Liners: Current Status and the Way Forward
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgein.20.00033?journalCode=jgein
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Australian Dredging Company For Sale (Range $2.0-3.5 Million AUD) – Seeking Expressions of Interest
Includes 8 unmanned dredgers, 1 manned dredger, Floc Dosing Stations and all pumps, controls, pipes, floats and accessories
Suits desludging, desilting and geotextile tube dewatering operations
More information contact: [email protected]
NEW RESEARCH
Centrifuge Modelling of Marginal Soil Slopes Under Rainfall with Hybrid Geosynthetic Inclusions [PDF]
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/CZUET7KqlSWkVGe#pdfviewer
Study on the Damage Evolution Mechanism of Geomaterials/Soil Interfaces Under the Action of Drawing [PDF]
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/5.0050815
A Spreadsheet-Based Stability Calculation For Geosynthetic Reinforced Column-Supported Embankments
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214391221000659
VIDEO PODCASTS
Siamak’s Geosynthetics Podcast with Andy Warwick (Global Synthetics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9TGj77NIfY&t=935s
CONFORMANCE TESTING
EXCELPLAS Third Party NATA Accredited Geosynthetics Laboratory for Conformance Testing
The Longest Running and Largest Geosynthetic Testing Laboratory in Australia
https://www.excelplas.com/
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