AGRU America

AGRU America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary and manufacturing arm of the Austrian plastics group AGRU Kunststofftechnik GmbH. Headquartered in Georgetown, South Carolina, the company has operated since 1988 and describes itself as the world's leading manufacturer of flat die extrusion geomembrane liners, geonets, geocomposites, and geotextiles. Its product portfolio also includes geosynthetic clay liners, concrete protective liners, vertical barrier systems, and pipe and fitting systems, serving civil and environmental markets in the United States and internationally. The company's core technology is flat die calendered extrusion, a patented manufacturing process that AGRU America says allows it to produce highly consistent smooth and textured geomembranes. Its lining systems use high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), which the company markets for containment, stability, and chemical resistance. These products are used in coal combustion residuals (CCR) containment and closure, energy, oil and gas, environmental waste management, and other infrastructure applications. AGRU America's flagship offerings include ClosureTurf®, a patented final cover system that combines a structured geomembrane with engineered synthetic turf and specified infill material. ClosureTurf is a U.S. registered trademark designating a product from Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC, and is described as an EPA Subtitle-D and federal-compliant closure solution. The company also offers an Integrated Drainage System (IDS) and traditional closure systems, as well as nonwoven needle-punched textiles manufactured at a facility in Andrews, South Carolina. AGRU America positions itself as a supplier of choice for CCR-related applications following EPA rulings on coal combustion residuals disposal, and as an industry-leading producer of geosynthetics in North America. Its parent company, AGRU Kunststofftechnik, traces its origins to 1948, when Alois Gruber, Sr. founded a metal workshop in Waldneukirchen, Austria. The U.S. operation was established in 1988 and has since grown into a major North American geosynthetics manufacturer.

AGRU America, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of AGRU Kunststofftechnik GmbH, an Austrian plastics group whose history began in 1948 when Alois Gruber, Sr. founded a metal workshop in Waldneukirchen, Austria. The parent company expanded over the following decades into plastics processing, beginning with the purchase of its first extruder in 1961 and the first production of pipes in 1962. It later added injection dies for butt welding fittings, production halls, and an anodizing plant, gradually building the technical capabilities that would underpin its geosynthetics business. AGRU America was established in 1988 in Georgetown, South Carolina. According to the company, it has since become the world's leading manufacturer of flat die extrusion geomembrane liners, geonets, geocomposites, and geotextiles. The Georgetown facility serves as the company's headquarters and primary manufacturing base, while a nonwoven manufacturing facility in Andrews, South Carolina, provides needle-punched textile products for waste containment, civil engineering, mattress manufacturing, automotive, industrial, and OEM applications. The company's product line grew to include HDPE and LLDPE geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners, concrete protective liners, vertical barrier systems, and pipe and fitting systems. Its patented flat die calendered extrusion process is central to its value proposition, enabling the production of consistent smooth and textured geomembranes. AGRU America also became a supplier of ClosureTurf®, a patented final cover system from Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC, which combines a structured geomembrane with engineered synthetic turf and specified infill material. ClosureTurf is marketed as an EPA Subtitle-D and federal-compliant closure solution with significantly lower leakage and erosion rates than prescriptive covers. Following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ruling on the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR), AGRU America committed to becoming the supplier of choice for CCR-related applications, offering geosynthetics designed for the closure and containment of CCR impoundments and landfills. The company continues to serve energy, oil and gas, environmental, and civil infrastructure markets in the United States and internationally.

• 1988

  AGRU America, Inc. was established in Georgetown, South Carolina.

• 1962

  First production of pipes by the parent company.

• 1961

  The parent company purchased its first extruder, marking its entry into plastics processing.

• 1948

  Alois Gruber, Sr. founded a metal workshop in Waldneukirchen, Austria, the origin of the parent AGRU group.

• AGRU America became a supplier of ClosureTurf®, a patented final cover system from Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC.

• Following the EPA ruling on coal combustion residuals disposal, AGRU America committed to becoming the supplier of choice for CCR-related applications.

Premium manufacturer of flat die extrusion geomembrane liners and geosynthetics, positioned as the supplier of choice for CCR containment and closure and an industry-leading producer of geosynthetics in North America.

• HDPE geomembrane liners

  High-density polyethylene geomembranes manufactured using flat die calendered extrusion for containment, stability, and chemical resistance.

• LLDPE geomembrane liners

  Linear low-density polyethylene geomembranes for energy, oil and gas, and environmental applications.

• ClosureTurf®

  A patented final cover system comprising a structured geomembrane, engineered synthetic turf, and specified infill material; a U.S. registered trademark of Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC.

• Super Gripnet® geomembrane

  A structured geomembrane used as the foundation of the ClosureTurf system, providing high interface friction values.

• MicroSpike® geomembrane

  A structured geomembrane used in the ClosureTurf system.

• Integrated Drainage System (IDS)

  A closure solution offered by AGRU America for waste containment challenges.

• Nonwoven needle-punched textiles

  Manufactured at AGRU's Andrews, SC facility for waste containment, civil engineering, mattress manufacturing, automotive, industrial, and OEM applications.

• Geosynthetic clay liners

  Supplied by AGRU America for civil and environmental containment applications.

• Concrete protective liners

  Supplied by AGRU America for civil and environmental markets.

• Vertical barrier systems

  Supplied by AGRU America for civil and environmental markets.

• Pipe and fitting systems

  Supplied by AGRU America for U.S. and international civil/environmental markets.

1. 1AGRU America | Geosynthetics, Pipes, and Concrete Protectionagruamerica.com
2. 2About AGRU America's Innovative Geomembrane Linersagruamerica.com
3. 3Products and Solutions from AGRU Americaagruamerica.com
4. 4ClosureTurf® Patented Subtitle-D Landfill Linersagruamerica.com
5. 5AGRU Americawikidata.org