May 2023 Vol. 2

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NEWSMAKERS:  * BOSTD * CARPI * CETCO * CMC * Commercial Metals Company * Concept Tanks * EnviroLiner™ 6030 * ExcelPlas * Floating Cover * GCL* GNA * Geosynthetics * Geotube™ * HaTelit™ * Kerry Rowe * Koerner Lecture * Lazard * Layfield * Maccaferri * Malek Bouazza * Mineral Technologies * PFAS * Pumped Hydro Scheme (PHS) * Seaman Corp. * SOLMAX * Tank Liners * Tensar

BREAKING NEWS

Maccaferri Hires Financial Asset Management Firm to Run Process to Sell the Company
https://reorg.com/officine-maccaferri-shareholders-hire-lazard-to-run-ma-process/

Tensar’s New Owner CMC Acquires BOSTD Geogrid Manufacturing Plant in USA
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/commercial-metals-company-acquires-geogrid-manufacturing-plant-301812279.html

INDUSTRY NEWS

CARPI Video on Geomembrane Lined Pumped Hydro Scheme
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/9yd7WDUREbe1MWt

Minerals Technologies (CETCO) Announces Consolidated Sales for the Q1 of 2023 were Over $546 Million
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MINERALS-TECHNOLOGIES-INC-13637/news/MINERALS-TECHNOLOGIES-INC-Management-s-Discussion-and-Analysis-of-Financial-Condition-and-Results-o-43684840/

Highly Stabilized Flexible Geomembrane Chosen to Resist Harsh Australian Conditions in Pilbara, Western Australia
https://austmine.com.au/Public/News/Articles/2023/February/10ML_Concept_Tank_Dust_Suppression_Solution.aspx

Seaman Corp Takes Legal Action Over Membrane Trademark Infringement
https://www.law.com/radar/card/seaman-corporation-v-garland-co-inc-et-al-48673860-0/

SOLMAX Showcases Massive Geotube™ Project
https://www.solmax.com/case-studies-1/protecting-shorelines-from-erosion-in-lake-mcconaughy%2C-nebraska

Register Now for Short Course on ‘GEOSYNTHETICS BARRIERS IN CONTAINMENT FACILITIES’ (23rd May, 2023) by Leading Industry Experts Rowe & Bouazza
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/iZpBsGTVlUohcyY

PFAS Received by Landfills Now in the Regulatory Crosshairs
https://wasteadvantagemag.com/pfas-received-by-landfills-now-in-the-regulatory-crosshairs/

PhD Awarded for Thesis on Improving Load Settlement Behaviour of Soft Soil Using Geosynthetics for Flexible Pavement Applications
https://www.lokmattimes.com/aurangabad/mir-sohail-ali-gets-ph-d/

Three Options on the Table as Future of New Zealand Landfill Still Up in the Air
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300862696/three-options-on-the-table-as-future-of-levin-landfill-still-up-in-the-air

Sustainable Solution to Expansive Subgrade and Existing Pavement Using Geogrid and Geocell Geoconfinement System [PDF]
by Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Australia
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/dkQFUSswho4VDPs

GEOMEMBRANES

Factors Influencing Seepage Field of Geomembrane Faced Rockfill Dams on Deep Overburden
http://ckyyb.crsri.cn/EN/abstract/abstract6359.shtml

Comparative Analysis on Practical Implications and Evaluation of PVC Geomembrane Interfaces Against Particulate Materials
https://www.acarindex.com/environmental-research-and-technology/comparative-analysis-on-practical-implications-and-evaluation-of-pvc-geomembrane-interfaces-against-particulate-materials-1242656

Scoping Study of Geomembrane Lining Systems for Reservoir Lining for Pumped Storage Hydropower [PDF]
https://publications.anl.gov/anlpubs/2023/02/180672.pdf

GEOTEXTILES

Investigation of Geotextiles for Scour Development and Scour Protection for Offshore Converter Platform
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0951833923000734

GCLs

Shrinkage Cracks in bentonite-Zeolite Mixed GCLs
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370244209_Shrinkage_cracks_of_bentonite-zeolite_mixtures

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