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How pavements become more resilient with interlayers
January 4th, 2022
By Andrew Dietz, Creative Influence LLC Fragmentation and time breakup of yellow center line on old asphalt road (shallow depth of field). Photograph courtesy of Tensar Americas At first blush, the Biden Administration’s infrastructure bill appears to be very good news for road contractors. Clocking in at more than one trillion dollars, it holds the promise […]
Trelleborg acquires Fairprene and FluoroSeal
January 3rd, 2022
Trelleborg Group has, through its business area Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, acquired an operation in polymer-coated fabrics used in niche applications, including the Fairprene® and FluoroSeal® product brands. The operation is a division of the US-based, privately-owned company Alpha Engineered Composites, and it is selling all its production equipment, customer base, and intellectual property rights. “The […]
Peppermint for metal-free odor resistance
January 3rd, 2022
Polartec®, a Milliken & Company brand, has switched to peppermint for metal-free odor resistance treatment across its line of performance fabrics. Polartec®, a Milliken & Company brand, has switched to peppermint for metal-free odor resistance treatment across its line of performance fabrics. The bluesign®-certified peppermint oil odor resist treatment is an easily renewable, highly sustainable […]
Fabricated Geomembrane Institute to stage webinar on textured geomembrane/nonwoven geotextile interfaces
January 3rd, 2022
Photograph courtesy of Layfield Group Ltd. The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) will present a webinar, “Behavior of Textured Geomembrane–Nonwoven Geotextile Interfaces,” on Jan. 13, 2022, beginning at noon CST. The webinar is free for industry professionals and students, and 1 professional development hour (PDH) is available. The webinar will provide insight into the post-peak strength […]