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ICorr AGM 2025: A Day of Insight, Recognition and Forward Momentum
The Institute of Corrosion gathered on 4th November 2025 for its Annual General Meeting (AGM), hosted this year by the Henry Royce Institute in Manchester. The North West Branch ensured the day ran seamlessly from start to finish. ICorr extends sincere thanks to the...
Registration is now open for the ICorr MIC Training Course, scheduled for 11–15 May 2026
We have just completed our Autumn programme with some excellent Candidate feedback. “Heard about the course through my work (at Wales and South-West Water). Super happy with Tony, a very nice, fantastic Tutor, a pleasure to meet him. Course was very informative and...
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...
Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) – Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2025
Compiled by: Stephen Tate – Immediate Past President (ICorr), 2022-2024 ICorr are very pleased to support Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 10-14th 2025 and the STEM Big Bang at Parliament on 24th November 2025. Introduction Photo: Failed Structure due to Corrosion Corrosion...
CED – Join the New CED Committee
We’re rebuilding – and we want you with us The ICorr Corrosion Engineering Division (CED) is undergoing a major refresh – and we’re looking for passionate corrosion professionals across the UK to help shape our next chapter. Whether you’re working in energy,...
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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...
ICorr has partnered with the Royal Academy of Engineering for our upcoming CED Conference on Corrosion Awareness Day 2026 (24 April)
We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Corrosion is partnering with the Royal Academy of Engineering for our upcoming CED Conference on Corrosion Awareness Day 2026 (24 April). This collaboration represents an important step forward in bringing engineering...
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New MCI®-2019 X Adds Greater Flexibility to MCI® Portfolio
Cortec® Corporation is pleased to announce a new addition to its line of concrete surface treatments. MCI®-2019 X is a 40% silane penetrating water repellent minus the typical Migrating Corrosion Inhibitors of MCI®-2019. The reason for not including MCI® is the same...
New ISO Standards on Corrosion Protection of Offshore Wind to be Developed
By Birit Buhr, FICorr, Chief Corrosion Engineer, Europeanenergy A new Joint working group (JWG6) have been created between two technical committees (TC) of ISO. The two technical committees are: ISO TC 107: Metallisation and inorganic coatings (project lead) ISO TC...
Oceaneering, ICorr Corporate Member Wins Contract to Build Freedom™ AUV and Remote Operations Centre for U.S. Navy
Houston, Texas – Oceaneering International, Inc. announces today that its Subsea Robotics and Aerospace and Defense Technologies segments were awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the U.S. Department of Defense to build a...
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Ask the Expert Part 1
Question: “How do you know when the pot life of a 2-component paint has expired ? Can you extend pot life, if so, how?” PS Answer: The reaction or cure of a two-component paint or coating is initiated when the two parts are mixed together. The manufacturer will...
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Question: What are the advantages and limitations of impressed current CP compared to sacrificial anodes, and where would you use one opposed to the other? BK Answer: In order to help readers of Corrosion Management to understand the differences between impressed...
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The question in this issue features solvent free epoxy coatings. Readers are reminded to send in their technical questions for possible inclusion in this column in future. Question: I wish to use a solvent free epoxy coating to lower the environmental impact of my...
Fellows Corner
Fellows Corner
Material Integrity Assessment of Onshore Assets Onshore oil and gas assets are vast and usually cover a large area. These can refer to all upstream facilities i.e. facilities used for production and stabilisation of crude, or downstream facilities i.e., refining...
Galvanic Corrosion – the importance of designing-out corrosion hotspot
Protecting metallic structures from corrosive attack is not just about using coatings or cathodic protection, the design of the structure also plays an important part. There maybe situations which call for two different metals, or alloys, to be joined. If these...
External corrosion of buried metallic static structures (piping, pipeline, tanks, and vessels)
Buried metallic structures are common in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and chemical industries. These structures are exposed to a corrosive underground environment which results in their degradation and eventual failure in the form of loss of primary containment....