Geo Textiles

4th Jun 2019

Solmax, the world’s largest geosynthetics manufacturer, has appointed Eric Blond to serve as its global technical director effective June 3, 2019. Blond holds nearly 25 years of experience in geosynthetic testing, research and knowledge of civil engineering and polymeric construction materials. He holds a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering.

29th May 2019

Lydall Technical Nonwovens, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Texel Technical Materials, has announced that it has completed the sale of Texel Geosol (Geosol) on May 9, 2019 to FC Géosynthétiques (FC). Geosol installs geosynthetic products in the civil engineering and environmental protection sectors, principally within the province of Quebec,...

29th Mar 2019

Solmax, the world’s leading geosynthetics company, has partnered with Rock Armour and will introduce its rockshield pipeline protection offering to the oil and gas industry. RockArmour is a conductive geomembrane material designed to shield pipelines from rock impact damage during backfilling and problems caused by land movement after pipeline...

15th Feb 2019

Strata Geosystems, a global leader in the soil reinforcement industry, opened a new manufacturing facility on February 11, 2019 in India to meet the growing demand for geotechnical products in India and abroad. The plant was constructed using Strata’s own technical textiles for flooring, internal roads, water-proofing, etc, proving the products’...

21st Dec 2018

The state government of Tamil Nadu is seeking suggestions about how geosynthetics could be utilised for infrastructural development in the state. This was said by Kumar Jayant, principal secretary handlooms, textiles and khadi department, at a seminar on geosynthetics at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management...

5th Dec 2018

A seminar on ‘Geosynthetics’, organised jointly by the Department of Handlooms and Textiles, Government of Tamilnadu and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPITM), will be held on December 19, 2018 at Chennai . The seminar will be part of the Phase-II workshops to be held during December 2018-March 2019.

15th Sep 2018

Beaulieu International Group (BIG) will showcase industry-leading polypropylene (PP) staple fibres for heavy-duty and lightweight nonwoven geotextiles, ready-to-use woven geotextiles and solutions for geocomposites at the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics ICG 2018 to be held during September 16 to 21 in the South Korean capital Seoul.

3rd Aug 2018

ASTM International has released a new standard D8204 to help those who construct and install geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs), which are used to help with containment for landfills, coal combustion residual storage cells, mining operations, and remediation and environmental protection projects. ASTM’s committee on geosynthetics has developed the...

4th Apr 2018

The committee of ASTM International, a globally recognised leader in the development and delivery of voluntary consensus standards, has released a new international standard that supports geosynthetic cementitious composite mats (GCCM), a new family of materials that can help control erosion, protect slopes and berms, and line ditches and culverts.