By Jeffrey C. Rasmussen The U.S./Canadian geosynthetic market includes geotextiles, geomembranes, geogrids, geosynthetic clay liners, drainage materials, geocells, and erosion control materials. In terms of value, geomembranes made up 51% of demand in 2014. Geotextiles were the second largest segment in terms of value in 2014, representing 25% of demand. In 2014, the size of […]

  Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Raven Industries announced in a May 20 press release the launch of a new flexible geomembrane product line designed to provide containment solutions for the energy and environmental sectors. Produced by the company’s Engineered Films Division, HydraFlex Containment Solutions is the newest addition to the Raven product line and includes several […]

GSI News By Bob & George Koerner It is generally recognized that generic test methods for all geosynthetic products are essential to manufacturing, design, permitting, specifying, and acceptance organizations to provide for a successful project at reasonable cost. Even further, it is desirable that such test methods are generated and accepted on a worldwide basis. […]