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STGB Report – Introducing Our New Surface Treatment Scheme Manager (STSM) – Grant Wright
The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Wright as Surface Treatment Subject Matter Expert and Scheme Manager (STSM). Grant joined us on 1 March 2026 and has recently completed a handover period with Jane Lomas, who is retiring from the role....
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ICorr MIC Training Course 12th–16th October 2026 Advance your organisation’s capability in microbial corrosion management with this high impact, ICorr training programme. Designed for professionals in operations, integrity, inspection, management, design, R&D,...
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Joint Corrosion Mechanisms in Stainless Steel The Corrosion Mechanisms in Stainless Steel course offers a structured, practical overview of stainless steel behaviour in service and the reasons failures arise. The programme begins with key metallurgy and corrosion...
ETGB Corner – Expanding our Training Portfolio
ETGB Corner – Chair’s Opening Remarks I’m pleased to share an update on our ongoing work to strengthen and expand ICorr training portfolio. High quality, industry relevant training remains central to our mission, and the ETGB continues to focus on developing...
ICorr Training: CPGB – Improving our Candidate Experience
Overall, 2025 was a very strong year for the CP Training Scheme, running 32 courses with high course occupancy rates, nevertheless we have identified a range of improvements that shall be implemented from 2026 onwards to strengthen further our position. We are...
ICorr President Visits The University of Manchester to Celebrate Scholarship Impact
On 1 May 2026, Institute of Corrosion President Dr Yunnan Gao visited The University of Manchester to review the continuing success of the ICorr Scholarship Programme and to meet students and staff involved in corrosion education and research. The visit included...
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Corrosion in Infrastructure: The Glasgow M8 Woodside Viaduct Repairs
Dr Shagufta Khan, Editor, CMJ and Stephen Tate, ICorr Immediate Past President Introduction Corrosion-related deterioration of major transport infrastructure continues to pose significant safety, operational and financial challenges across the United Kingdom. Few...
ICorr President Visits The University of Manchester to Celebrate Scholarship Impact
On 1 May 2026, Institute of Corrosion President Dr Yunnan Gao visited The University of Manchester to review the continuing success of the ICorr Scholarship Programme and to meet students and staff involved in corrosion education and research. The visit included...
Digital Content Update
We are excited to announce that a new Digital Content Officer (DCO) - iIIona Kusuma is joining our team! For all digital media enquiries, please get in touch through: media@icorr.org Do reach out to say hello and stay tuned, as we will be updating the way we deliver...
Industry News
Bilfinger Secures Offshore and Onshore Maintenance Contracts in the UK
Bilfinger has secured two significant maintenance contracts in the UK, strengthening its presence across both offshore and onshore energy infrastructure. The awards include work on the Cygnus gas field for Ithaca Energy and a fabric maintenance contract at the SAGE...
Bilfinger Secures Major NDT Inspection Services Contract with bp
Aberdeen, United Kingdom – International industrial services provider Bilfinger has been awarded a significant contract to deliver Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection services across all of bp’s North Sea assets. This new award builds on the longstanding...
Hexigone and Alfaa Chem Join Forces, to Bring Advanced Anti-Corrosion Technology to the GCC Market
Hexigone Inhibitors Ltd, a UK-based innovator in smart corrosion inhibitors, has entered a strategic partnership with Alfaa Chem, a leading chemical distributor in the Middle East. The collaboration aims to deliver high-performance anticorrosion technologies to the...
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 – What do Industry 4.0 and Industrial IOT Mean for Predictive Corrosion Management?
Dr Prafull Sharma, Chief Technology Officer, Corrosion RADAR Dr Prafull Sharma, our ICorr Midlands Chair, currently serves as Chief Technology Officer of UK-based CorrosionRADAR Ltd., which is bringing innovative corrosion monitoring technologies using the Industrial...
Ask the Expert – Issue 185
How do we Detect and Mitigate AC Interference in Pipelines Using Software Modelling?J N Agrawal, B Tech, MBA, ICorr CP4, FICorr, CEO of Corrsol Tech, India Meet the Author Jaiprakash Narain Agrawal is an expert in corrosion management and cathodic protection. He has a...
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...
Fellows Corner
Fellow’s Corner
Overcoming Plant Isolation Issues within Cathodic Protection Design Dr Ahmed Mahgoub, FICorr Dr Ahmed Mahgoub is cathodic protection subject matter expert for Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He has more than 19 years of experience in...
Fellow’s Corner – Nov/ Dec 25
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. Can Corrosion...
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. B S Wyatt is...