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Announcement – Institute of Corrosion awarded full licensed professional engineering institution status by the Engineering Council
The Engineering Council is delighted to announce that the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) has become a licensed professional engineering institution with approval to assess its members for professional registration as Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer...
CEOCOR 2025 CONGRESS – ANCONA, ITALY – Call for papers
CEOCOR is the European society that has been studying and reporting on corrosion and protection of buried pipelines for some 50 years. It covers pipelines carrying drinking water, waste water, oil and gas, transmission and distribution, internals and externals. Its...
Institute of Corrosion 2024 AGM at Neville Hall
“The Institute offers its many congratulations to our newly elected President – Dr Yunnan Gao”
At the AGM of November 13th held at NE Branch, Stephen Tate passed on the Presidency of ICorr to Yunnan Gao and Yunnan passed on the Vice-Presidency to Anthony Setiadi.
Yunnan brings a wealth of experience to ICorr in many areas of Corrosion Management and has the full support of Council and employer bp.
Anthony also joins with considerable experience in many areas including renewables and Offshore Wind in his extensive work with Wood Thilsted. Together our new Team will move forward with renewed success.
Join Us for ICorr’s 2024 AGM and Offshore Wind Technical Program
Attend ICorr’s 2024 AGM and Offshore Wind Program in Newcastle. A day packed with insights, networking, and a grand evening reception.
The CEOCOR2024 Congress is coming closer and closer
The CEOCOR2024 Congress is coming closer and closer. It is an in person congress, without any possibility for remote or virtual access. All info on www.ceocor2024.com, abstracts on info@ceocor.lu. Do not forget to register and to book your hotel room as soon as...
Standards Up-date ISO
The following documents have obtained substantial support during the past two months, and have been submitted to the ISO member bodies for voting, or formal approval. ISO/FDIS 4624 Paints and varnishes — Pull-off test for adhesion (Revision of 2016 standard) ISO/DIS...
IMechE Argyll Ruane renews 10-year strategic partnership agreement with the Institute of Corrosion
Last month, the president of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), Stephen Tate, met with Chris Kirby, Advisor, and ICorr Manager, Dale O’Reilly, of IMechE Argyll Ruane (IAR) to officially sign a further ten-year partnership agreement between the Institute of Corrosion...
ICorr MIC Training Course for 2023
ICorr Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) Training Course Plan for 2023 The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is pleased to announce the plan for the MIC training course for 2023. Both the Awareness and Certified MIC Technologist proficiency levels are offered,...
New ICorr MIC Training Course Available
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is delighted to offer the Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) training course to meet the increasing demand from industry. MIC is the least understood phenomenon of corrosion despite it has been identified as the prime cause...
Marine Corrosion Forum Meeting 6 July 2022 – Birmingham
Marine Corrosion Forum Meeting 6 July 2022 National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, B92 0EJ Revised program Access Live Stream via MCF web site ‘Attend’ page https://marinecorrosionforum.co.uk/attend 1030 Registration and Coffee/Tea 1100 Using the new Standard EN...
CEOCOR 2022
International Virtual Congress & Technical Exhibition 17 - 20 May CEOCOR, founded in 1956, is an international scientific non-profit association dealing with corrosion and protection of pipes and pipeline systems. CEOCOR brings together specialists from...
STATIC ARABIA 2025: Advancing Excellence in Static Equipment Engineering and Maintenance
STATIC ARABIA 2025: Advancing Excellence in Static Equipment Engineering and Maintenance The region’s leading technical gathering on Industrial Equipment event returns with a sharp focus on Innovation, Reliability, and Sustainability in Static Equipment. STATIC...
President Handover
Dear Members, The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is very pleased to announce the successful election of Dr Yunnan Gao as its New President and Dr Anthony Setiadi as its New Vice President at its AGM held in Neville Hall, Newcastle on 13 November 2024. Dr Yunnan Gao...
ICorr President and Vice President visit to TUV Shanghai
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ICorr and University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) Collaboration Meeting in London
On Sunday 28th April 2024, the President (Stephen Tate) and Vice President (Yunnan Gao) had the greatest pleasure in meeting up with the delegation from University of Science and Technology Beijing, USTB, https://en.ustb.edu.cn/ the foremost University in China for...
A Critical Review of the Science and Engineering of Cathodic Protection of Steel in Soil
Join PRCI and ETH Zurich as they present: A Critical Review of the Science and Engineering of Cathodic Protection of Steel in Soil and Concrete. Presenter: Ueli Angst, ETH Zurich Presenter: Markus Buchler, Schweizerische Gesellschaft fur Korrosionsschutz (SGK)...
Integrity Engineering for a sustainable future
INTEGRITY ENGINEERING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURECall for presentations. The Institute of Corrosion with The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers are pleased to announce they will be hosting a Sustainability Conference in June 2023. The corrosion...
CORROSION MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE – Vacancy for Editor
Key Duties - The Editor has to collates and edits all Magazine copy from all ICorr sources, e.g. Division/Branch/Working Group, plus any industry news from our Sustaining members or editorial services. The Magazine Editor must regularly recruit technical articles to...
President Handover – Bill Hedges to Stephen Tate
The Institute of Corrosion is very pleased to announce the successful election of Stephen Tate as its New President and Dr Yunnan Gao as its New Vice President. Stephen has worked with Aberdeen Branch Committee for the past 11 yrs in various roles and has twice been...
‘NEW Standard: Cathodic protection of offshore wind structures BS EN ISO 12646 Published’ and put a link to the attached.
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Qatar Presentation 24 April 2022
Degradation of Structural Materials for UK Net Zero 2050 Bill Hedges Qatar Qatar Presentation for World Corrosion Day 24th April 2022 Download Presentation
New Corporate Member Flexitallic
The Institute of Corrosion is very pleased to welcome its latest Corporate Member – Flexitallic, a leading player in the prevention of Flange Face Corrosion. As part of the global Flexitallic Group, the West Yorkshire-headquartered company has a network of UK branches...
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ICorr Launches Digital Membership Badges
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is pleased to announce the launch of a complete suite of digital membership badges, now available to all categories of ICorr members. This includes individual members—Student, Affiliate, Technician, Professional, and Fellow—as well...
Announcement – Institute of Corrosion awarded full licensed professional engineering institution status by the Engineering Council
The Engineering Council is delighted to announce that the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) has become a licensed professional engineering institution with approval to assess its members for professional registration as Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer...
Corrodere Academy Launch New Powder Coating – Applicator Course
Powder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a dry, fine powder to produce high-quality and durable finishes. Unlike conventional liquid coatings and paints, which are typically applied via a brush or roller, powder coatings are applied as a free-flowing...
Industry News
Hexigone Case Study: Holyhead Train Station
Project Background Holyhead station, a prominent railway station situated in Wales. Strategically located near a harbour and high street, it serves as a key transport hub, seamlessly connecting the region’s rail and maritime networks. Situated on the harbour, the...
ProClad Composite PFP – New to Market!
ProClad Systems has been working recently in partnership with Jotun paints for the last two years to develop a new pre-cast PFP system that is a composite of ProClad UV-cured GRP + Jotachar JF750 XT intumescent epoxy. The company has recently released the system to...
Esso, Mitsui and Woodside to Invest Nearly $200 Million into the Gippsland Basin
Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd (‘Esso Australia’, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia Pty Ltd) has announced a nearly $200 million dollar investment in the Kipper 1B Project which will bring online much-needed additional gas supplies from the Gippsland Basin....
Innovative Products
Universal Primer
Global liquid and powder coatings supplier Axalta, has recently launched what it calls the first premium universal thermosetting powder primer available in the world. Alesta ZeroZinc UniPrime has been released in the EMEA region and is available from local Axalta...
Satellite-based remote monitoring for cathodic protection installations
Remote monitoring specialist Omniflex has released the latest in its industry-leading Teleterm range of remote monitoring instruments — the Teleterm SW1 module — an IoT-focused satellite-based remote monitoring module for the global cathodic protection (CP) market....
CorrosionRADAR launches StarterPACK™ to unlock the value of predictive corrosion monitoring
CorrosionRADAR has launched StarterPACK™ which allows industry to try out predictive moisture and corrosion monitoring in a specially designed evaluation project. It is a quick and easy way for companies to weigh up the benefits of Predictive Corrosion Management...
Ask The Expert
Ask the Expert
Why is Effective MIC Control Still a Major Challenge for Many Oil and Gas Assets? by Dr Ali Morshed, Consultant Corrosion Engineer, UK. Meet the Author Dr. Ali Morshed Dr. Ali Morshed holds a PhD in corrosion engineering from University College London, an MSc in...
Ask the Expert
The Significance of PREN for the Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel by Sarah Bagnall Sarah Bagnall, Director Consultancy Services at R-TECH Materials, CEng. MSc, BSc Sarah is a materials engineer specialising in failure analysis, for the petrochemical, process,...
Ask the Expert
Why Do Bronze Medals Tarnish So Quickly? By Roger Francis, RF Materials Meet the Author Dr. Roger Francis Dr Francis has been a corrosion engineer for over 45 years. He has wide experience in the fields of marine corrosion, desalination, sour oil and gas corrosion,...
Fellows Corner
Fellow’s Corner
This series of articles is intended to highlight industry-wide engineering experience, guidance and focused advice to practising technologists. It is written by ICorr Fellows who have made significant contributions to the field of corrosion management. 1824 and All...
Fellow’s Corner – Douglas Mills
Douglas Mills undertook PhD research on anti-corrosive coatings at Cambridge University and has worked on and off in this field since. After spells at the BNF Metals Technology Centre and the Nuclear Power Company, in recent times he has worked in academia, and apart...
Fellow’s Corner
This series of articles is intended to highlight industry-wide engineering experience, guidance, and focussed advice to practising technologists. It is written by ICorr Fellows who have made significant contributions to the field of corrosion management. This issue...