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ICorr Welcomes New Sustaining Member: OneGarnet
ICorr is pleased to announce that OneGarnet has joined the Institute as a new Sustaining Member. With more than 17 years of specialised experience in garnet mining and processing, the OneGarnet Group has established itself as a global leader in the industry,...
Sarah Bagnall Appointed Chair of the British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA)
Sarah Bagnall, Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and Chair of ICorr Wales and South-West branch, has been appointed Chair of the British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA). Sarah, CEng, FIMMM, MICorr, is a Chartered Engineer specialising in...
The President Writes
Since my last column, the Institute of Corrosion has continued its active programme of engagement across both the UK and the international corrosion community. Over the past month, I was pleased to attend the ICorr Wales and South-West Branch Annual Dinner, held in...
World Corrosion Awareness Day 2026 – Joint Statement from ICorr, EFC and CSCP
Every year on 24th April, the global corrosion community marks World Corrosion Awareness Day (WCAD), a vital initiative dedicated to raising awareness of corrosion as a major, yet preventable, global challenge. In 2026, the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), the European...
2nd China-UK Corrosion Summit in Beijing, China on 12 & 13 April 2026
The 2nd China-UK Corrosion Summit was successfully held on 12–13 April 2026 in Beijing, hosted by the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB). The summit was jointly organised by the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) and the Chinese Society for Corrosion and...
ICorr Contributes to Parliamentary and Scientific Committee Discussions on Microbial Roles in Environmental Legislation
On Monday, 2nd March 2026, ICorr participated in the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (P and SC) meeting at the House of Parliament titled “How microbes are a crucially overlooked part of environmental and biodiversity legislation”. The session brought together...
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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...
ICorr South-West Updates
The Inaugural CorMat Dinner Brings Corrosion and Materials Professionals Together On 12th February 2026, a new milestone for collaboration across the corrosion and materials communities with the inaugural CorMat Dinner—an initiative jointly organised by the Wales and...
ICorr North-West Updates
NW Branch held its AGM at the Mott MacDonald office in Central Manchester on 20th January 2026. The Committee elected the following roles: Chair: Izabella Gajewska (starting in March)Vice Chair: Jane LomasSecretary: Alyshia KeoghTreasurer: Chris Atkins Remaining...
Industry News
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...
TotalEnergies Joins Forces with Air Liquide to Decarbonise its Refineries in Northern Europe with Green Hydrogen
Paris, February 18, 2025 – In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonise the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands, for the production and delivery of some 45,000 tons...
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
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...