US Army Uses Mirafi Products To Solve Levee Issues On The Gulf Coast
15 January 2008

PENDERGRASS, GA. -- Mirafi^® HS900PP and Mirafi^® FW404 Provide Subgrade Stabilization and Separation at the Port of Lake Charles in Louisiana.

The Gulf Coast of the United States is one of the most challenging and vulnerable environments in the world. This area of the country requires dependable dike and levee solutions that consistently perform under the most extreme conditions. When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) needed to build a rock dike at the Calcasieu River in Louisiana, TenCate^TM Geosynthetics provided innovative productsthat greatly lowered initial construction and annual maintenance costs, and provided a long-term globally stable foundation.

TenCate^TM Geosynthetics North America develops and produces materials that increase performance, reduce costs and enable people to achieve what was once unachievable. TenCate^TM geosynthetic products are used in civil engineering projects worldwide. As the worldwide leader in geosynthetics, TenCate^TM develops products that guarantee the stability of large-scale construction projects such as dams, dikes and roads.

Client Contact:
Jennifer Ellis, Marketing Coordinator
706-693-2226
j.ellis@tencate.com

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