November 2013 Vol.1

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Geotextiles Market Report by Types, Materials & Applications
http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/10/25/geotextiles-market-types-materials-applications

Hall Contracting Pty Ltd awarded Queensland Pierce Avenue Landfill Leachate Cut Off Wall and Lined Collection System
Contract Value:    $4,833,899 (GST Exclusive); Expiry/Completion Date:    March 2014

http://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=awarded-tenders

Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) anticipates having the designs for the construction of the C Cell at the Tasmania Copping landfill facility completed early next year
http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php/weblog/

Beware of Fake Chinese Company seeking Geomembrane Quotes
http://hsushada.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/another-fake-company-in-china-i-met/

Solmax active at Geosynthetics India 2013
http://www.solmax.com/news/solmax-present-at-geosynthetics-india-2013/

Solmax to exhibit at Geoafrica 2013
http://www.solmax.com/news/solmax-to-exhibit-at-geoafrica-2013/

New Tender RFT-613-QI – Supply and Delivery of Geosynthetic Liner; Organisation:
Coffs Harbour City Council; State/Region: Mid North Coast (New South Wales)

http://www2.tenderlink.com/tender-search.php?category=2661×198

Fabtech seeking HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians / Senior Installers for Coober Pedy & Outback SA
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25472893

Senior/Principal Civil Design Engineer requiring strong civil design skills including geosynthetics
http://australia.infomine.com/careers/jobs/job1014756/seniorprincipal.civil.design.engineer.120000.180000.per.annum.benefits.aspx

Kuraray develops geomembrane liners to Reduce Hydrocarbon Migration into Soil and Groundwater
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=4275397

International Award Winner 2013 – Geotextile Tube Application on Containment Breakwater in UAE, Outstanding Achievement Award – Geosynthetic Projects
http://www.ifaipublications.com/iaa/articles/2013_2706_containment_breakwater.html

The Duties of a Landfill CQA Engineer
http://blog.landfillcqa.co.uk/the-duties-of-a-landfill-cqa-engineer.html

Geogrids used for Noise Protection
http://www.geosynthetica.net/video-geogrids-noise-protection-netherlands/

Sandwich of 1.5 mm HDPE geomembrane, geotextile and geodrain used for pond has a live storage of 840,000m3 with a surface area of approximately 18ha. 
http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/projectprofiles/projectprofilesdelivering-chacayes-in-chile/

New paper –  “LLDPE – A formidable alternative to HDPE geomembranes for landfill capping – Why are they not used?”, concentrated on the use of LLDPE geomembranes in landfill capping applications  by Daniel Tan (Senior Technical Director, Solmax), David Cao (Vice President of Sales – Asia Pacific, Solmax), Robert Denis (Vice President – Product Engineering, Solmax) and Shivendra Singh (Sales Account Manager – India, Solmax).
http://www.geosynthetica.net/solmax-active-geosynthetics-india-2013/

Geotubes successfully used for stormwater pond sediment dewatering
http://ese.dgtlpub.com/2013/2013-10-31/pdf/Geotubes_successfully_used_for_storm_water_pond_sediment_dewatering.pdf

Innovative riverbank restoration using Geotube® elements filled with contaminated sludge
http://www.sednet.org/download/R-Wortelboer-poster.pdf

APAC Dominates Geosynthetic Products Market
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11285858.htm

Giant geotextile bags – big enough to drive a car through – were filled with sediment dredged from the nearby river. The 7,000m2 area behind the bags was also filled with dredged sediment on which vegetation for the reed bed has been grown
http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2013/10/22/broads-project-wins-award-for-reusing-of-dredged-sediment-uk/

HDPE Stud Liner offers Permanent protection for potable water tanks
http://www.steuler-kch.com.au/123

New Product News – Nilex’s water inflated dams, Aqua-Barrier™ portable cofferdams, are water-inflated temporary dams that provide an economical, effective, and safe alternative to conventional dam methods 
http://www.nilex.com/products/sediment_control/water_inflated_dams

Geotextile de-watering tube used for drying sludge and spread it in a drier format
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-10-09/article-3422848/Stratford-to-suck-muck-this-fall/1

Shanghai Renzhong Industry Co.,Ltd touted as leading manufacturer of geosynthetic clay liner in China, we have two production lines with daily output 15,000sqm
http://www.environmental-expert.com/companies/shanghai-renzhong-industry-co-ltd-56690

New Product News – LiteEarth EPDM
Highly resistant to weathering, impermeable to water and proven to have greater puncture resistance than traditional LLDPE
http://www.liteearth.com/