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New Board appointment at Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd
The Board of Directors of Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd have recently announced that Mr James Winn, the great grandson of the founder of the company has been appointed to the Board. James Winn has worked for the company for over 25 years and he brings a wealth of...
Leading Coating Contractor opens new division
The leading coating applicator, Pipeline Induction Heat, has launched a specialist coating division – PIH Industrial Coating Services – with the opening of its first blast and coating facility in Watton, Norfolk. PIH has gained a reputation in providing coating...
Degradation of Structural Materials for Net-Zero 2050. A Landscaping Exercise
The Henry Royce Institute, working in collaboration with Frazer-Nash Consultancy, has been funded by the EPSRC to undertake a review of the key degradation issues affecting structural materials critical to delivering the UK’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions...
New Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
The new organisation, the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), was formed by the merger between NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, and aims to provide a unified voice for the corrosion control and protective...
ICorr awards – call for nominations
Each year the Institute of Corrosion bestows a range of internationally-renowned awards in recognition of excellence in corrosion science and engineering, and to reward outstanding service to the Institute and the wider corrosion community. Many of these awards are...
Young ICorr Look to the Future
In December, Young ICorr looked to the future with a festive spirit. Dr Bijan Kermani presented “Challenges and Future of the Discipline” expressing a positive outlook for the energy sector and how our niche sector of materials and corrosion will be vital in...
London Branch
The first technical presentation of 2021 was held on 7th January, and featured an on-line talk by Dr Jeff Rogozinski of Sherwin-Williams, who discussed an advanced FBE (fusion bonded epoxy) technology called Moisture Resistant Overcoat (MRO). Jeffrey has over 29 years...
Aberdeen Branch
In October the branch hosted a 2-part Non-Intrusive inspection (NII) webinar. The two speakers skilfully interweaved their presentations to explain the background to recent NII adoption, and the practical aspects of the new HOIS, for the benefit of a large corrosion...
Social Media – Digital strategy review for 2020
The Institute of Corrosion began its digital strategy implementation in February 2020. The primary objectives of this were to raise awareness of the ICorr Brand, both nationally and internationally, increase the social media presence, increase membership numbers, and...
ICorr Cathodic Protection Courses Leading to Competence Certification to BS EN ISO 15257
These courses are now being held in conjunction with the Corrosion Prevention Association at the new ICorr training site at Telford, and details can be found in the new ICorr Cathodic Protection Course Brochure which can be downloaded from,...
An Apology to Tony Gerrard
Tony Gerrard is a long-standing member and Fellow of ICorr who has provided high quality Cathodic Protection training to hundreds of students for many years on behalf of the Institute. In 2020, ICorr suggested that he had marked three CP exam papers incorrectly and...
New Members
Welcome to our 249 new members and 9 Sustaining Company members who joined the Institute in 2020. TOGETHER WITH THE CONGRATULATIONS of the Institute to all the following members who have attained Professional Status in 2020. TECHNICIAN Dean R J Stonehouse Jessica B...
From the Editor
I would also like to welcome you to this first issue of 2021. Although the year hasn’t started well, both for staff and businesses, there is hope on the horizon. Due to the lockdown at the end of last year, there has been a less news of our industry, and fewer local...
The President Writes
Welcome to the first edition of Corrosion Management for 2021 and my first column as President. I was honoured to be given this opportunity at our last AGM in November and I have big shoes to fill! First and foremost, I want to thank Gareth Hinds for his outstanding...
London Branch Virtual Event ‘DC Decouplers Applications’
On the 11 February 2021 London Branch had a virtual event. This talk presented the basic function of solid-state DC decouplers used in conjunction with cathodic protection (CP) systems and their common pipeline applications, including AC Mitigation and isolation...
Call for Speakers – ICorr Aberdeen 2021/2022 Session (September 2021 to May 2022).
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) Aberdeen branch would like to invite you (or your colleague) to give a presentation during our next 2021/2022 Session. Please note that currently all the ICorr Aberdeen branch meetings are held virtually however, depending on the...
Highways England Research Call for Ideas – Post Tensioned Bridge Management
We have been involved in a very interesting piece of work with Highways England in the UK over the last year which has been looking at ways to improve the management of post-tensioned bridges, particularly with respect to finding and preventing tendon corrosion at an...
ICorr Awards – Call for Nominataions
Each year the Institute of Corrosion bestows a range of internationally-renowned awards in recognition of excellence in corrosion science and engineering and to reward outstanding service to the Institute and the wider corrosion community. Many of these awards are...
Fellow’s Corner
In this month’s column, the retiring President, Dr G Hinds FREng FICorr FNACE FIMMM, discusses corrosion and the energy transition, and the need for corrosion experts to be involved. These are challenging times for everyone. Coronavirus, Brexit and climate change have...
ICorr/Marine Corrosion Forum Webinars
January 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Following the success of the joint ICorr/Marine Corrosion Forum Webinars in 2020 there will be a further series of Webinars 18 to 22 January 2021. The MCF will open the virtual doors once more, with attendance completely FREE to MCF...
Improved Corrosion Inhibitor to Protect Post-Tension Cables
Cortec® Corporation has released an improved version of its MCI®-309 powder-based Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor™ now formulated without silica, for the protection of ferrous and aluminium metals located in recessed areas, interior cavities, and structural voids, such...
Fast Cure, Surface Tolerant, Abrasion Resistant System for Emergency Patch Repairs
Belzona Polymerics has announced the launch of a new product, Belzona 1818, specially formulated for emergency patch repairs in highly abrasive environments typically found in industries such as mining, cement, pulp and paper, biomass, where equipment is commonly...
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CSD Updates
The joint meeting of the Institute of Corrosion’s 65th Corrosion Science Symposium (CSS) and Electrochem2024 will take place at Manchester Metropolitan University between Wednesday 11th and Friday 13th September ( For further details please see CSS/Electrochem2024)....
ICorr London: New Committee and its Plans
The branch now has a new invigorated committee which aims to strengthen its links to the local corrosion community, led by Paul Brooks. From Left to Right: Ali Morshed (Speaker Subcomm), Jim Glynn (Treasurer), Chiara Sorrentino, Paul Brooks (Chair), Brian Goldie...
ICorr Aberdeen: Annual Joint Meeting with AMPP
On Tuesday 23rd April 2024 the Aberdeen Branch held its annual joint meeting with AMPP with a talk by Susan Jacob from One Gas entitled: ‘Proportional hazard values for different pipeline coating types, used over the timeline from 1900’s till now’. Susan Jacob is a...
Industry News
Introducing the New Head of the UK’s HSE’s Centre for Asset Integrity
Newly appointed, Chris will lead the development of the research and consultancy services of the UK HSE (Health and Safety Executive) which offers customers in industry and government help to safely manage their assets and infrastructure. He joins HSE to focus on...
Minimising FPSO Downtime with Corrosion Protection During Fabrication
Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units are on the upward trend in the oil and gas industry because of their flexibility to meet changing demands in an unpredictable market. Yet, without good preservation strategies during construction and delivery,...
CORINJ Sidestream System
The CORINJ sidestream system is designed to measure corrosion and chemical efficiency in a continuous way, even when inline monitoring points are not available. The CORINJ sidestream is custom built based on customer requirements and Specifications. 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 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...
Ask the Expert
The questions in this issue feature pipeline corrosion and how to decide whether a full repaint or sport repair is required for a failed vessel lining Question: What is Top of the Line Corrosion? When would you expect this, and how do you mitigate against it? BK...
Ask The Expert – Issue 165
Question: Under what types of exterior atmospheric exposure (other than marine) is it necessary to test for soluble salts before maintenance painting? PS Answer: The effect of soluble salt contamination on protective paint systems is well documented in terms of the...
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...