Profile Products, which is owned by Platte River Equity, has acquired Central Fiber's erosion control and landfill cover businesses. No financial terms were disclosed.

The fiber rolls and erosion-control fabric work by slowing the runoff water and allowing sediment to fall out rather than be washed away.

This article discusses how to prevent flooding and erosion with Fiber Reinforced Plastic.

A product made from coconut fiber can provide an immediate remedy to soil erosion and flooding. The product is called Geotextile, one of those featured in the Agraryo Trade Fair 2005 at the ...

Uncovered fiber rolls in front of a private home on Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Mass. Made from coconut fiber and filled with sand, they are designed to prevent beach erosion.

Beachfront homeowner Laura Wing in Sandwich, Mass., says the sand in front of her house is eroding away. Her best option is to create man-made dunes by installing huge fiber rolls along the shore.

BAGUIO CITY—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is going back to the basics to protect mountain roads. They are turning to cheap, natural solutions to prevent soil erosion that ...

Uncovered fiber rolls in front of a private home on Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Mass. Made from coconut fiber and filled with sand, they are designed to prevent beach erosion. Along the East Coast, ...