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Agru launches high temperature resistant geomembrane
http://www.agru.at/en/solutions/lining-systems/high-temperature-resistant-geomembrane/

Fabtech receive High Commendation  in South Australian Water Awards 2013 SA Infrastructure Project Award
http://www.fabtech.com.au/news

GSE Receives Warning from Stock Exchange regarding Listing Standards
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gse-receives-notice-from-nyse-regarding-listing-standards-239327581.html

Agru America Inc. Celebrates 25th Anniversary
http://trenchlessonline.com/index/webapp-stories-action/id.2776/title.agru-america-inc.-celebrates-25th-anniversary

Growth in global geosynthetics market dominated by demand from Asia-Pacific, N America
http://www.plastemart.com/Plastic-Technical-Article.asp?LiteratureID=2056&Paper=growth-in-global-geosynthetics-dominated-by-demand-from-asia-pacific-north-america

GSE Environmental Signs Global Distribution Agreement with TENAX Group
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/04/6126434/gse-environmental-signs-global.html

Significant soft spot in the 2014 forecast for the U.S. geosynthetic market is the lack of coal ash regulatory stability
Three years after unveiling its proposal to regulate coal ash disposal in 2010, the EPA has delayed the rules.
IFAI estimates there were 535 coal ash sites that require new liners as of 2012.
Enforcing a liner requirement at these sites could mean $300-$350 million in sales for the U.S. geosynthetics market over the next five to seven years.
http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0214_f3_state_industry.html

Geosynthetics materials specialist Low & Bonar (LSE: LWB) reported that activity had accelerated during the second half of fiscal 2013, pushing like-for-like sales 5% higher from the corresponding 2012 period
http://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2014/01/31/3-stock-market-stars-ready-to-ride-the-construction-boom-balfour-beatty-plc-galliford-try-plc-and-low-bonar-plc/

New Paper – Failure of a geomembrane lined embankment dam – Case study
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026611441300109X

New Paper – Assessing the risk of leakage from geomembrane heap leach pads used in mining operations
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214790X13000051

New Paper – FREEZE-THAW CYCLING AND THE HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS CONCURRENT WITH CATION EXCHANGE
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cgj-2013-0127

Things to Consider When Dewatering with Geotextiles
http://www.waterworld.com/articles/print/volume-30/issue-2/editorial-features/factoring-for-filtration-things-to-consider-when-dewatering-municipal-jobsites.html 

Fallout from CSG slump set to claim up to 400 Arrow Energy jobs
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/fallout-from-csg-slump-set-to-claim-up-to-400-arrow-energy-jobs/story-fnihsps3-1226805322632

Arrow Energy’s major coal seam gas project in Queensland’s Surat Basin facing massive job cuts
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-21/arrow-energy-coal-seam-gas-project-facing-massive-job-cuts/5210344

Red Earth Engineering Pty Ltd (REE) hires new partners Attila Marta (B.Eng Civil, MIEA, RPEQ) and Wade Ludlow (B.Eng Civil, CPEng, RPEQ) both formerly of Golder Associates to drive its civil and dam engineering, tailings management and water resource services within the oil and gas and mining sectors
http://www.redearthengineering.com.au/index.php/news/red-earth-engineering-appoints-new-partners

Effect of Carbon Black on OIT Depletion in HDPE
http://assets.conferencespot.org/fileserver/file/28525/filename/20utiu.pdf

Aeramix wins Eaglehawk Landfill (Bendigo) 40,000m2 HDPE liner installation
http://www.resourceinfocus.com.au/index.php/2013/06/20/aeramix/

Tender: Supply and Delivery of Geotextile and Geosynthetic Clay Liner Materials for Stapylton Landfill Gold Coast City Council (QLD)
Listing Date: 24-01-2014    ; Closing Date: 05-02-2014    
http://www.constructionsite.com.au/supply-and-delivery-of-geotextile-and-geosynthetic-clay-liner-materials-for-stapylton-landfill_Tend95296.htm

World geosynthetics demand to surpass 5 billion square meters in 2017
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/articles/010714_globalgeo_demand.html

BTL announces new frack tank liners with Armorkote with superior flexibility and toughness, improved UV resistance and increased seam strength these new frack tank liners are perfect for oil and gas drill sites, fresh water, produced waters and flowback containment 
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/885834394.shtml

Floating Cover Geomembrane Specifications
http://www.staunton.va.us/directory/departments-h-z/purchasing/solicitations/bid-addendum-1-water-treatment-plant-clearwell-cover

Massive Geotube installation finished before storm
http://www.ack.net/Geotubeprojectfinishedbeforestorm012314.html

Noosa council commissions a 100m-long seabed barrier of woven geotextile curtain weighted and buoyed to stand vertical in the water
http://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/conditions-ideal-for-algal-blooms-return-to-beache/2145083/

Geotextiles and geosynthetic solutions provider Kaytech supplied 100 000 m2 of its heavy-duty high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Geocell for Coal Mine
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/company-reinforces-coal-mine-canal-system-2014-01-24

Geosynthetics firm in court after two workers injured within weeks
http://press.hse.gov.uk/2014/essex-firm-in-court-after-two-workers-injured-within-weeks/

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New GSE HDPE geomembrane used in applications that operate at sustained temperatures up to 100 deg.C
http://www.gseworld.com/content/documents/datasheets/membranes/High_Temperature_Geomem_ASTM_Europe__Africa_DS.pdf

Firestone Building Products, Indianapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,622,654) developed by Paul Oliveira, Carmel, Ind., for a geomembrane anchor system
http://www.4-traders.com/BRIDGESTONE-CORP-6492260/news/Bridgestone-Corp–Firestone-Building-Products-Assigned-Patent-17800335/

View Paul Oliveira’s new patent for a geomembrane anchor system
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8622654.pdf

Impressive list of geosynthetics authorities have agreed to deliver keynote addresses at Geosynthetic Solutions. These include Prof. Edward Kavazanjian, Dr. Jonathan Fannin
Submit abstracts by 24th Feb 2014
http://www.geosyntheticssolutions.com/

Solmax International Inc. – Complete profile and list of contacts
http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?prtl=1&estblmntNo=123456069580&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=1921&app=sold&lang=eng

Nationwide Civil undertakes HDPE pond liner for Orana Gas Processing Facility Civil Works
http://www.nationwidecivil.com.au/orana-gas-processing-facility-civil-works

New geotextile fabrics built with these sensors the user would be able to collect data
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=158484

Requirements regarding which international and manufacturer tests for geosynthetic and geotextile products are acceptable in Australia will be clarified
http://sourceable.net/victoria-scraps-commercial-building-defect-insurance/

SMEC, supported by additional GHD advice, decided that as the geotextile wasn’t required to resist the placement of the rock, a lighter fabric could be used
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/dredging-facts-from-the-fiction-gpc-response/2143267/

Geotextile for Preventing Piping Wins 2013 Water Innovation Award
http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2013/12/18/geotextile-for-preventing-piping-wins-2013-water-innovation-award/

Recently Published Geotextiles and Geomembranes Articles
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/geotextiles-and-geomembranes/recent-articles/

Happy 2014 from ExcelPlas Geomembrane Labs – Australia’s Leading Geosynthetics Testing Provider
The team at ExcelPlas would like to wish you and your family a Happy and Prosperous 2014

Agru Develop High Temperature Resistant Geomembrane for Brine Lagoons
http://www.agru.at/en/news/latest-news/article/high-temperature-resistant-geomembrane/

HURRY REGISTER NOW: Geosynthetic Lining Systems seminars with Dr. Ian D. Peggs.
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views

Geotextile Bund wall ‘needs $50m fix’
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/bund-wall-needs-50m-fix/story-e6frg6xf-1226801836666

Geomembrane Installer Profile in Mining News
http://www.miningnewspremium.net/companyRegister_Detail.asp?BusinessUnitId=53138

Layfield seeking Geomembrane Installation Supervisor – minimum 4 yrs experience
http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-jobs-construction-trades-Geomembrane-Installation-Supervisor-minimum-4-yrs-experience-W0QQAdIdZ558734332

Major Failure Driven over a leaky geotextile wall
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/driven-over-a-leaky-wall/story-e6frg6z6-1226800156832#

Fabtech installs geomembrane for Wyndham City Council – Werribee Wests Road Landfill Cell 4B
http://www.fabtech.com.au/component/jedirectory/?view=item_detail&d_itemid=162&item=1

Fabtech seeking Geomembrane Installers in Brisbane
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25807521

New Presentation: Evaluation of Three Different Cover Systems Utilizing Geosynthetic Layers Constructed in
a Seasonally Humid Geographic Location for the Closure of Coal Waste Rock Piles
G.P. Meiers, M. O’Kane, and D. Mayich
8th Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage  29 April – 2 May 2014 | Adelaide, SA
http://jktech.com.au/sites/default/files/knowledge-transfer/enviromental/ProgramAMD2014%20-%20workshop.pdf
http://www.okc-sk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Meiers-et-al-2012-Field-Performance-Monitoring-Franklin-Waste-Rock-Pile.pdf

Whyalla City Council seeking tenders for the Construction of Cell 2 Landfill Liner and Leachate Collection System at the Mount Laura Waste and Recycling Facility
https://www.tenders.sa.gov.au/tenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=25239&action=display-tender-details

CH2M HILL find rips in geomembrane liner caused leaks of acid rock drainage which threatens ‘world’s richest’ trout stream
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Acid+rock+drainage+from+Okanagan+highway+threatens+world/9351912/story.html

Pelican Point Road Osborne (South Australia) installs fully bunded area of some 30,000m2 lined with HDPE liner
COMPLETION DATE: February 2014; CONTRACT VALUE: $9.57 Million
http://www.pikeconstructions.com.au/current-projects/pelican.php

Excelplas Geomembrane Weld Testing (Qld) Expands Testing Capabilities for Coal Seam Gas Projects
Contact Perry (0434-741-914) for new projects and jobs

Landfill Geomembrane Repair Procedure & Quality Assurance (Free Download)
http://www.recastingthesmelter.com/wp-content/themes/recastingasarco/downloads/site_documents/cat1-landfill-cell4-ops-geomembrane-repair-cqa-cert-report-add3.pdf

New Standard – Field Integrity Evaluation of Geomembrane Seams (and Sheet) Using Destructive and/or Nondestructive Testing (Free Download)
http://www.geosynthetic-institute.org/grispecs/gm29.pdf

Webinar on Lifetime Predictions of Exposed and Nonexposed Geosynthetics
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/articles/010314_geo_webinar8.html

New Australian innovation – PMC Liner System is a polymer modified cementitous compound (geocoating) impregnated into a specified geotextile or geocomposite to create an impermeable, strong, durable and flexible liner system
http://www.itlau.com/products.php

Dyke construction with NAUE HDPE Geomembranes
http://www.naue.com/hu/alkalmazasok/hydraulic-engineering/dyke-construction.html

Effects of Thickness on OIT Depletion of HDPE Geomembranes 
http://www.solmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/13-GEO12-FW-129.pdf

WBHO-Civil requires HDPE Lining Supervisors and HDPE Technicians and Welders for unprecedented growth in the South West WA
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25703421

AGL to use HDPE geomembrane liners separated by a HDPE geonet for leak detection and collection
http://www.agl.com.au/~/media/AGL/About%20AGL/Documents/How%20We%20Source%20Energy/CSG%20and%20the%20Environment/Gloucester/Assessments%20and%20Reports/2013/December/J13005_Addendum_Master_Final_Volume%201_Preferred%20activity%20report.pdf

Excelplas to run Geomembrane Training Courses in Chile in early April 2014
More information: [email protected]

RECENT STUDIES OF GEOSYNTHETIC TUBES AND MATTERRES: AN OVERVIEW (Free Download)
http://www.seags.ait.ac.th/E-Journal%20Voume%2044%20Decembe%202013-website/115-124%20No2-6_Chu%20SEAGSJ-Dec13.pdf

Prediction of geosynthetic clay liner desiccation in stress applications (Free Download)
http://www.geoeng.ca/Directory/kerry%20Pub/2013%20Rowe%20and%20Verge%20GI%2020(5)%20301-315.pdf

Investigation on self-healing capacity of geosynthetic clay liners  (Free Download)
http://portal.dl.saga-u.ac.jp/bitstream/123456789/121297/1/youshi_summary_sari.pdf