Recent News

Anniversary of Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse Shows Need for Corrosion Control

Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in January 2022. Photo courtesy of NTSB.

AMPP Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer Colunga. Photo courtesy of AMPP.

SignalFire, Axess Partner on Pipeline Corrosion Monitoring Solution

Graphic courtesy of SignalFire.

Bodycote Completes Acquisition of Lake City Heat Treating

Photo courtesy of Bodycote.

Mule-Hide Products Hires Southern Territory Manager

James Julian (pictured) joins Mule-Hide Products as territory manager for the Louisiana-Arkansas-Missouri territory. Photo courtesy of Mule-Hide Products.

BrandSafway Appoints New SVP and CIO

Eileen Whitte (pictured) was recently named senior vice president and chief information officer of BrandSafway effective March 31. Photo courtesy of BrandSafway.

AMPP Announces Winners of 2024 Service, Technical Awards

Photo courtesy of AMPP.

Covestro LLC Recognized as a 2024 Top Employer

External Corrosion Sparked Gas Pipeline Rupture, Fire in Canada

Ejected pieces of pipe. Photo by Acuren Group Inc., with TSB annotations.

New Method of “Armoring” Steel Offers Long-Term Protection Against Corrosion

Scientists applied a simple approach for growing hBN films on the surface of ubiquitous steels and other metal alloys to “armor” them and thus increase their capabilities. Image courtesy of Adam Malin/ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy.

MPI Receives Air Force Award for Biomimetic Anticorrosive Coating

NTSB: Corroded Wire Rope Led to Crane Failure on Bulk Carrier

The Thorco Basilisk’s parted hoisting wire rope (crane side of fracture) was evaluated by a consulting company. Photo by Engineering Systems, Inc.

Cortec Invests in New Extrusion Line at World’s Largest VCI Film Plant

Photo courtesy of Cortec Corporation.

DuPont Tedlar, SPE Award Scholarships to Two STEM Students

Image courtesy of DuPont Tedlar.

RPM International Opens Innovation Center of Excellence

RPM recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its innovation center of excellence. Photo courtesy of RPM.