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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.
ICorr President and Vice President visit to TUV Shanghai
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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.
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...
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...
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)...
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World Corrosion Awareness Day 2025
CED Teesside Event - Celebrating ‘Innovation and Collaboration’ in Corrosion Engineering. On 24th April 2025, a broad spectrum of corrosion professionals came together at the Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC) for the INSTITUTE OF CORROSION - Corrosion...
Young ICorr Updates
We have now finished assembling the Young ICorr Committee, so as Chair I’d like to first welcome and introduce all of the Young ICorr Committee members: Joshua Owen, Izabela Gajewska; Alyshia; Ben Hudson; Danny Burkle; Kaivalya Borwankar; Lauren Sayer and Harry...
UR Evans Award 2025
Prof Herman Terryn (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium) - as the next recipient of the UR Evans award, to be presented at the Corrosion Science Symposium (CSS). Prof. Herman Terryn is a leading figure in the field of materials science and corrosion technology. He...
Industry News
TotalEnergies and Partners Inaugurate Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm
During a ceremony held in Taipei, TotalEnergies and its partners announced the successful inauguration of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which is now fully operational and generating renewable electricity at its planned capacity of 640 MW. It will power...
BP and XRG Close Deal to Launch New Joint venture with Arcius Energy
bp, ICorr Corporate member and XRG today announced they have reached financial close and completed formation of their new joint venture and international natural gas production and marketing platform – Arcius Energy. Announced in February 2024, Arcius Energy is 51%...
Note for Readers
ICorr were privileged to be invited to Portcullis House in Westminster adjacent to the Houses of Parliament for a special themed event on the topic of ‘Reuse, Renew, or Replace?’ The following series of articles are presented in the same order as presented to the...
Innovative Products
Nippon Paint Marine launches completely new nano antifouling technology
FASTAR is a self-polishing antifouling paint that incorporates a unique nano-domain resin structure designed to minimise the effect that seawater temperatures, vessel speeds, and other external factors have on coating performance. By precisely controlling the release...
New water-based, micro-corrosion inhibiting topcoat
Cortec® Corporation has launched EcoShield® VpCI®-380 topcoat for the industrial market. According to the company, EcoShield® VpCI®-380 is a fast drying, water-based fluoropolymer modified acrylic one-coat system that can be applied direct to metal and provides...
New Blasting Machines from Gritco
Gritco has recently announced new additions to their blast machine family - their smallest and largest blasting pots, the MiniPro-Basic and Bulk Series. According to the company, the MiniPro-Basic, is a compact blasting machine pot, but despite its small dimensions it...
Ask The Expert
Ask the Expert
The question in this issue looks at the role of an inspector. Question: What makes a good coating inspector? CM Answer: This is an interesting question and has numerous answers in my opinion. Having worked in industry for some 40 odd years, and been on all sides of...
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Question: When should you use corrosion resistant alloys in upstream production? CM Answer: This is a wonderfully simple question that does not have a simple answer. Corrosion Resistant Alloys can be an excellent material choice for combatting corrosion and they are...
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The questions in this issue feature insulated stainless steel pipework, and transporting CO2 Question: Should 304 stainless steel pipework be coated prior to insulation? CM Answer: Corrosion under insulation in austenitic stainless steel manifests itself in the form...
Fellows Corner
Recognising “hidden” formicary (ant nest) corrosion
Formicary, [1] or ant-nest corrosion [2] – based upon the similarity of substrate damage with an ant’s nest (Figure 1) – dates back about fifty years. [3,4]. Formicary corrosion is a rapid acting process involving the conjoint presence of oxygen (air), moisture and a...
Fellow’s Corner
This series of articles is intended to highlight industry-wide engineering experiences, guidance, and focused advice to practising technologists. The series is written by ICorr Fellows who have made significant contributions to the field of corrosion management. This...
Electrochemical Noise
This article will look at the Electrochemical Noise Method for corrosion monitoring. Firstly, what are its attractions? Well, it’s as unintrusive as its possible to get, just using the fluctuations which are produced naturally by the corrosion process to tell us the...