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ICorr President Represents the Institute of Corrosion at ICCPA 2026 in Chengdu, China
Dr Yunnan Gao, President of the Institute of Corrosion, represented ICorr at the International Conference on Corrosion Protection and Application (ICCPA 2026), held in Chengdu, China, in July 2026. As an EFC Event No. 549, ICCPA 2026 provided an important...
Dr Yunnan Gao, President of the Institute of Corrosion, Receives WCO Corrosion Awareness Honour 2026
Following the official announcement by the World Corrosion Organization (WCO), the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is proud to announce that its President, Dr Yunnan Gao, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 World Corrosion Organization (WCO) Corrosion...
ICorr President Represents the Institute at 2026 Global Corrosion Science Summit in Beijing
ICorr joins international leaders in corrosion to advance AI-enabled corrosion education, international collaboration and the development of the next generation of corrosion professionals. The President of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), Dr Yunnan Gao, represented...
Institute of Corrosion Sponsors AIMCS EXPO 2026
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 4th Middle East Asset Integrity Management Conference & Showcase (AIMCS EXPO 2026), taking place alongside the Upstream Digital Technology (UDT) Conference on 22–23 September 2026 at...
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ICorr President Dr Yunnan Gao Receives 2026 WCO Corrosion Awareness Honour
Recognition highlights sustained contribution to corrosion awareness and international collaboration The Institute of Corrosion is pleased to announce that its President, Dr Yunnan Gao, has received the 2026 WCO Corrosion Awareness Honour, presented during the morning...
ICorr Strengthens International Engagement at 2026 ChinaCorr in Shanghai
ICorr President Dr Yunnan Gao represented the Institute of Corrosion at the 10th China International Petroleum and Petrochemical Corrosion and Protection Technology Exchange Conference (2026 ChinaCorr), held in Shanghai, China, in July 2026. The conference provided...
ICorr President Represents the Institute of Corrosion at ICCPA 2026 in Chengdu, China
Dr Yunnan Gao, President of the Institute of Corrosion, represented ICorr at the International Conference on Corrosion Protection and Application (ICCPA 2026), held in Chengdu, China, in July 2026. As an EFC Event No. 549, ICCPA 2026 provided an important...
Industry News
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...
Saipem and Subsea7 Merger to form Saipem7
Saipem and Subsea7 recently announce that they have reached a memorandum of understanding for a possible merger of the two companies. Highlights The combination of Saipem and Subsea7 (the “Combined Company”) will be renamed Saipem7, and will have a combined backlog...
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...
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Ask the Expert
What Stops the Reinforcing Steel in Damp, Porous Concrete from Corroding (Usually)? John Broomfield, Corrosion Engineering Solutions Ltd. Meet the Author John Broomfield John Broomfield is a Fellow of ICorr, AMPP, and the Concrete Society. He is a Chartered Materials...
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Question: Why are coatings often supplemented with cathodic protection to protect against corrosion? Answer: Corrosion is one of the most critical failure mechanisms in structures, installations, components, and mechanical systems, in which materials go through decay...
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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 the...
Fellows Corner
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...
Some perceptions of corrosion and its control
Telling the Truth and Nothing But the Truth Peter Elliott, Corrosion & Materials Consultancy, Inc., Las Vegas, USA. This is the first in an occasional column, to inspire new graduates into working within our industry, by highlighting the interesting and varied...
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...