Geosynthetics are planar polymeric products, which are used in connection with soil, rock or other soil-like materials to fulfill various functions in geo-environmental engineering.

Geosynthetics are of ever-growing importance in the construction industry.

Sealing of waste storage facilities to safely prevent the emission of wastewater, landfill gas and contaminated dust as well as the diffusion of pollutants into the environment and coastal protection against storms and floods and reconstruction after natural disaster are important fields of application.

Geo-environmental engineering is the engineering discipline that deals with the application of geotechnical methods to the solution of environmental problems.

Examples are remediation of contaminated sites, water resource engineering, wastewater treatment, waste handling and storage, pollution control, coastal reconstruction, protection and preservation, flood control, etc.

Geosynthetics are of ever-growing importance in this field of applications. Geosynthetics are products made of synthetic or natural polymeric materials, which are used in contact with soil or rock and/or other geotechnical materials.