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Job Vacancy – Digital Content Co-Ordinator
The Institute of Corrosion welcomes applications from ICorr members, for this important arising vacancy to deliver and optimise the development of digital content / marketing on behalf of ICorr multiple formats. Job Title: Digital Content Co-ordinator...
Recent ICorr Corporate Member News
AkzoNobel AkzoNobel has extended its Chinese marine coatings partnership to accelerate transition to sustainable shipping. A strategic agreement has been signed between AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business and Winning Shipping in China which will help accelerate the...
TUV China Training, a continuing success story
TÜV Rheinland, (Technischer Überwachungsverein) are a very well-established ICorr/ARL (Argyll Ruane Ltd) Training partner. They have issued 133x ICorr Training Certifications and 68x ICorr Training Re-Certifications in 2025 alone, from their Shanghai Training Centre....
ICorr President Hosts CSCP President Professor Xiaogang Li for High-Level UK Visit
The President of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), Dr Yunnan Gao, was honoured to host Professor Xiaogang Li, President of the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP) https://www.cscp.org.cn/ during a significant multi-day visit to the United Kingdom in...
Call for papers for Eurocorr 2026
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for EUROCORR 2026 (https://eurocorr2026.org/)- to be held from 6-10 September 2026 in Dublin, Ireland-is now open. As one of the co-organisers of this prestigious event, we warmly...
Big Bang STEM event at Parliament
Anthony Setiadi, Vice President, represented ICorr at the Big Bang event at the Houses of Parliament. This was a fantastic event and great to see so many young students enthusiastic about science and engineering. The event was held at the Terrace Pavilion and...
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ICorr Strengthens Global Leadership as Official Supporting Partner at MECOC EXPO 2026, Abu Dhabi
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) proudly reinforced its international leadership and strategic influence as an Official Supporting's Partner at the 5th Middle East Metallurgy, Corrosion and Coatings Conference and Expo (MECOC EXPO), held from 26-29 January 2026 in...
ICorr is pleased to announce that Prof Arjan Mol (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands) is the recipient of the UR Evans award 2026.
Professor Arjan Mol is a global leader in corrosion science and engineering, recognised for his pioneering corrosion research and measurement technique development and leadership. After his doctorate at Delft University of Technology in 2000 for his seminal work on...
Meet the Corrosion Specialist – Johnny Morton
Profile of our New ICorr STGB Chair What did you aspire to be when you were younger?When I was growing up, I always wanted to run my own business. I actually achieved this pretty early, at 19 I started a mobile wholesale confectionery business inspired by my father,...
Industry News
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....
Advancing Finland’s Hydrogen Economy with Gasgrid
Worley have been awarded a four-year framework agreement for Owner’s Engineering (OE) Services by the Finnish Gas Transmission System Operator, Gasgrid Finland Oy. The project will extend beyond Finland to cover infrastructure ranging across the Baltic Sea area and...
Innovative Products
New Passive Fire Protection Coating
Global coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched Hempafire Pro 400, a new passive fire protection coating that maintains the stability of steel structures in the event of a fire for up to 120 minutes and has been optimised for maximum efficiency in the loadings for a...
DC Series Transducers Provide a Complete Corrosion Monitoring Toolbox
Olympus has announced its new DC series (DC1–DC5) dual element transducers to provide inspectors with a complete corrosion monitoring toolbox for pipeline and tank integrity. Optimised for corrosion and thin materials, the transducers work with the NDT instruments and...
New Indestructible Paint Epoxy Coating and Maintenance System for the Rail Industry
Indestructible Paints Ltd, a UK manufacturer of high-performance protective coating systems for the aerospace and land defence industries, utilising the latest polymer technology have now adopting this technology for use within the passenger and freight rail sectors,...
Ask The Expert
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,...
Ask the Expert
Preventing Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (CSCC) and Degradation in Austenitic Stainless Steels Dr Shagufta Khan, Ph.D., FICorr How can we prevent chloride stress corrosion cracking (CSCC) in austenitic stainless steels? Chloride stress corrosion cracking (CSCC)...
Fellows Corner
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...
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...