Have you considered submitting a nomination for a 2018 IGS Award as a way of recognizing success and excellence? The IGS Awards will be presented in 2018 to individuals or groups of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development and use of geotextiles, geomembranes, related products, or associated technologies through their scientific [...]

Entries are now being accepted for the 2018 Progressive® Insurance Miami International Boat Show® Innovation Awards. Winners will be announced at the boat show on February 16. Deadline for entry is January 8. Full program details and requirements can be found at www.miamiboatshow.com/show-awards. The Innovation Award program is managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association [...]

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has made the 53rd Karl Terzaghi Lecture from 2017’s Geotechnical Frontiers conference available online. The lecture, presented by Dr. R. Kerry Rowe, is entitled “Protecting the Environment with Geosynthetics: Success and Challenges,” and was presented March 14, 2017, at the conference in Orlando, Fla. Rowe is professor and [...]

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has released a new industry outlook report, “North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook, 2016–2021.” The exclusive content provides analysis across all of the nonwoven end-use markets, including 128 disposable and 127 durable categories, to provide a comprehensive and accurate view of the total North American nonwovens industry. Detailed [...]

The global textile printing market is expected to realize a compound annual growth rate of more than 18 percent from 2017 to 2021, according to Technavio’s latest market research. In a recent report, “Global Digital Textile Printing Market 2017–2021,” Technavio covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the global IoT market in energy grid [...]

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. EST, that will help both new and returning Annual Meeting attendees get the most out of their meeting experience. The webinar will review issues related to planning for the meeting, including hotel reservations, airline reservations, and other [...]

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will offer an online course entitled “Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Facilities,” on Jan. 30 and 31, 2018, and Feb. 1, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. This online course focuses on the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) of geosynthetics [...]

The National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) New Powerboat Registrations Report has been updated through October 2017. Advance data show new powerboat registrations were up 4.7 percent year-over-year (YOY) for the rolling twelve-month (R12M) period through October. Highlights from the report include: Nearly all segments were up through October (R12M YOY). Growth in registrations was led [...]

On Dec. 8, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of Superfund sites that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has targeted for immediate and intense attention. The 21 sites on the list—from across the United States—are in direct response to the Superfund Task Force Recommendations, issued this summer, calling for this list. “By [...]

TNC Global, Greensboro, N.C., and The Radici Comfort Fibres Business Area, part of Radici Group Italy, have signed a distribution agreement for the U.S. and Canada. TNC will be responsible for both nylon and polyester fiber and filament yarn products. In the past, the company has identified their polyester products as Noyfil. Going forward, nylon and [...]