15th Jun 2017
The geosynthetics committee of ASTM International, a leader in the development and delivery of voluntary consensus standards, is set to present its top annual award, the Award of Merit, to C. Joel Sprague, of TRI/Environmental, in Greenville, South Carolina, US. The award is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing...
13th Jun 2017
The Indian Road Congress (IRC) has recognised jute as a geo-textile that can be used in building roads. Its recognition by IRC will help boost the jute industry of West Bengal, which employs over lakhs of people. The industry has been trying for the last 7 years to persuade various states to consider jute as a potential geo-textile for constructing...
29th Mar 2017
Burdens Australia, Australia's leading specialist in supply and installation of Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats, has signed a long term exclusive distributor agreement with Cortex Composites Australia for the Australasian market. The deal strengthens Burdens' product offering in soil stabilisation, ditch lining and petrochemical bund lining...
22nd Feb 2017
European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA) and China Nonwovens and Industrial Textile Association (CNITA) are jointly organising the EurAsian Geotextiles Symposium (EAGS) 2017 to be held on June 7-8 in China. It will cover markets, products and technology for nonwoven and woven geotextiles for the entire value chain in Greater Europe and...
7th Sep 2016
Imagine IM, leading Australian developer of graphene-based coatings for industrial textiles and fibres, has announced the successful completion of the first independent field trials of commercially-produced imgne X3 coated conductive geotextile to show suitability for commercial application, conducted on August 18, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.
8th Aug 2016
Road engineers working on repairing the damaged portions of the national highway in the Karimganj district of Assam, India are using geotextiles to repair the damaged highway. “On a pilot basis, the state-owned National Textiles Corporation Limited (NTCL) has introduced geotextiles for the construction of roads in unstable areas which will provide...
20th Jun 2016
Manufacturer of geosynthetics including geocomposites, geotextiles and geocells for the construction industry, Terram has attained the prestigious NorGeoSpec certification for its two new products for a range of ground separation solutions. Terram NGS2 and Terram NGS3 geotextiles for separation and filtration were granted approval following an...
27th May 2016
Thrace LINQ, a global supplier of woven and nonwoven geosynthetic fabrics has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality management system. ISO 9001 standard is designed to ensure the organisation’s products and services consistently meet the requirements of its customers. “We are very excited to share our accomplishment of achieving ISO...
26th May 2016
Given the durability that Geosynthetics provide, they are increasingly being used for road projects in regions with high soil erosion and those susceptible to the vagaries of climate change, according to Anand Kumar, Managing Director, of the Union Transport and Highways Ministry’s National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL).