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H.G. Cole Award 2025
The Institute is delighted to announce that Brian Wyatt will be presented with the H.G. Cole Award at the 2025 ICorr Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held at the Henry Royce Institute in Manchester on Tuesday 4th November. The H.G. Cole Award is the highest...
1st UK-China Corrosion Summit Report
The very first UK-China Corrosion Summit, jointly organised by the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) and the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP), was held in Manchester on 3–4 September 2025. The meeting gathered leading academics, practitioners, and...
2025 – Aberdeen Annual Corrosion Forum (ACF)
On 26th August 2025 the Aberdeen Branch again successfully held its annual corrosion awareness event at the Palm Court Hotel with key sponsor Automa. The Aberdeen branch has been active for more than 40yrs now and has been providing awareness training since before...
Corrosion in Infrastructure Special Feature: Inside Edinburgh’s £86M North Bridge Refurbishment
Article by Stephen Tate, Immediate Past President of ICorr Introduction It is not very often that such a well-documented corrosion repair project becomes available, but this key infrastructure link has made national news due to the extent of repairs required and, of...
TÜV Rheinland Successfully Conducts ICorr PCI Training in Shanghai, Empowering Professionals in Coating and Corrosion Protection
On 4th June 2025, TÜV Rheinland, Shanghai, successfully hosted multiple sessions of ICorr PCI (Protective Coating Inspector) Level 2 and Level 3 training courses, providing Chinese professionals with advanced knowledge in coating and corrosion protection. These...
ICorr China Branch Moves Closer to Establishment
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is steadily advancing preparations to establish its China Branch, with several crucial administrative and engagement steps now complete. Key milestones achieved include engagement with regulatory authorities, completion of the Hague...
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ICorr Participated in the 19th Middle East Corrosion Conference, Highlighted by the Signing of a Landmark MoU with MEA
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) was honoured to participate in the 19th Middle East Corrosion Conference (MECC), held on 11-13 November 2025 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where ICorr President Dr Yunnan Gao attended as a VIP guest at the invitation of the Chairman of...
ICorr Strengthens UK-China Corrosion Collaboration at the 13th China Corrosion Conference in Xi’an, China
ICorr Strengthens UK-China Corrosion Collaboration at the 13th China Corrosion Conference in Xi’an, China November 2025 marked another major step forward in international engagement for the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), as President Dr Yunnan Gao was invited by the...
ICorr and MEA of Saudi Arabia Signed Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen International Collaboration in Corrosion Engineering
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Materials Engineering Association (MEA) of Saudi Arabia https://mea.org.sa/en/, marking a major step forward in fostering collaboration and mutual...
Industry News
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...
Ask the Expert – Enhancing Corrosion Inspection through UAV technology
Enhancing Corrosion Inspection through UAV technology by Stephanie Okoye, B-Eng, MSc, CEng, AMPP, MICorr Meet the Author Stephanie Okoye Stephanie is a Chartered Senior Corrosion Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. Currently with...
Innovative Products
Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd announce the launch new pipeline coating
Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd have introduced a new product to the Denso product line, Denso Bore-Wrap™, pipeline coating. According to the company, Denso Bore-Wrap is an abrasion resistant Outerwrap (ARO) which has outstanding performance against impact, gouge,...
Ask The Expert
Ask the Expert
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...
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The question in this issue features the type of coating needed for the internal protection of an above ground storage tank. Question: What type of generic coating is required to protect the inside of a tank containing a liquid with pH ranging from 2-13, and operating...
Fellows Corner
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...
Fellow’s Corner – A Career as a Cathodic Protection Engineer
This series of articles is intended to highlight industry wide engineering experiences, practical opinions, guidance, and focused advice to practising technologists. The series is written by ICorr Fellows who have made significant contributions to the field of...