European Federation of Corrosion
The EFC is a federation of organisations - Member Societies and Affiliate Members - with interests in corrosion based in Europe and beyond.
Its aim is to advance the science of the corrosion and protection of materials by promoting cooperation in Europe and collaboration internationally. [ more...]
The EFC accomplishes its most important activities through Working Parties and Task Forces devoted to various aspects of corrosion and its prevention.
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Stavanger Norway, 7-11 September 2025
Main theme: Joining Forces for smart and sustainable solutions to fighting corrosion in society
The Abstract Submission portal is now closed. Notification of acceptance to authors: April 2025
Last Minute Posters will be possible to submit from around April.
Note early-bid and authors registration deadline: 1 June 2025
EFC Corrosion Summer School "Challenges of corrosion failure analysis, monitoring and maintenance"
Stavanger, Norway, 4-6 September 2025
FLYER - Registration will open in mid-April on https://eurocorr2025.org
EFC Newsletter
Print issue August 2024
EFC E-Newsletter
December 2024 (issue 2/2024)The EFC e-newsletter is published twice a year.
- EFC welcomes its new President, Prof. Gareth Hinds and its new Vice-President, Dr. Patrick Keil
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Recruitment Forum
Open Innovation Platform
Curious about Open Innovation Platform? And how it can solve challenges in corrosion protection technologies and innovation?
Join us on March 20th at 2.00 pm (CET) for a webinar on open innovation platforms for science.
Marko Horvat (Wikki Ltd., UK), Lisa Sahlmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, DE), Katja Schladitz (Fraunhofer Institute, DE), Nourhan Abdelrahman (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE), and Mats Meeusen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE) will share their experience in how to create an open innovation platform, and explain why it is important for contemporary scientific-societal collaborations.
Register here.
More Information about the OIP and the use cases can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ewk5hh_T
YEFC corrosion career webinar
Jörg Vogelsang (Sika Technology AG) will give a retrospective about his career, in particular what it means to have worked 33 years as a scientist in industry. He will also provide a perspective about the evolution of the field of organic coatings and its implication for the corrosion community.
When: Thursday, 27 March at 2.00 pm (CET)
Register here
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EFC Events
Lyngby, Denmark, 3
- 4 April 2025
10th International seminar on Climatic Reliability of Electronics: challenges and perspectives
Lausanne, Switzerland, 24 April 2025
9th Swiss Corrosion Science Day 2025
Warsaw, Poland, 10
- 13 June 2025
PractiCORR 2025
San Servolo island, Venice, Italy, 15
- 19 June 2025
14th Electrochemical methods in corrosion research (EMCR 2025)
Ancona, Italy, 25
- 27 June 2025
Giornate Nazionali Corrosione e Protezione - XV Edizione - GN CORR 2025
Trento, Itay, 14
- 19 July 2025
Summer School "Multifunctional and Smart Coatings for corrosion protection"
Further EFC Events 2025 - 2026
Vienna, Austria, 21 - 23 October 2025
Tribocorrosion 2025
Call for papers
Sendai, Tohoku Region, Japan, 4 - 6 November 2025
9th International Workshop on Long-term Prediction of Corrosion Damage in Nuclear Waste Systems (LTC 2025)
The call for papers is open. Deadline for abstract submission: 23 April 2025
2nd Announcement
PractiCORR 2025
Warsaw, Poland, 10-13 June
Join us at PractiCORR 2025 and be part of the conversation shaping the future of our industry!
This global conference, jointly organised by EFC and the Polish Corrosion Society (PSK), will bring together global experts to tackle the pressing challenges of our time, including sustainable protection technologies, eco-friendly solutions, and the latest innovations in the petrochemical and energy industries.
Topics:
- Education & Conscious Design: Focusing on structural design with anti-corrosion and fire protection in mind.
- Ecology as a Challenge of Today: Discussing eco-friendly protection technologies, from solvent-free coatings to renewable materials.
- Difficult Challenges of corrosion protection in the Petrochemical Industry: Exploring the latest innovations for protecting against aggressive environments.
- New Challenges in Structural Protection: Addressing the protection needs of nuclear power, energy storage, and critical infrastructures.
- Integrating Science and Industry for Innovation: Collaborating to create solutions for both current and future challenges.
Don’t miss your chance to submit your abstracts for our upcoming event!
Abstract submission deadline: 15 March 2025
For more info and to submit your work, visit the event website at:
https://practicorr.org/
EFC Approved Courses in 2024
Atena Lucana (SA), Italy, 24-25 March 2025
ADDETTO alla Protezione Catodica di strutture metalliche interrate e immerse
Milano, Italy, 14-18 April 2025
TECNICO addetto alla Protezione Catodica di strutture metalliche interrate e immerse
Milano, Italy, 5-9 May 2025
TECNICO SENIOR addetto alla Protezione Catodica di strutture metalliche interrate e immerse
Lyon, France, 3-5 June 2025
Traitement des eaux industrielles: générateurs de vapeur et circuits de refroidissement – Notions de base (Niveau 1)
Milano, Italy, 9-13 June 2025
SPECIALISTA addetto alla Protezione Catodica di strutture metalliche interrate e immerse
Milano, Italy, 22-23 September 2025
ADDETTO alla Protezione Catodica di strutture metalliche interrate e immerseLyon, France
Milano, Italy, 6-10 October 2025
TECNICO addetto alla Protezione Catodica di strutture metalliche interrate e immerse
Lyon, France, 4-6 November 2025
Traitement des eaux industrielles : générateurs de vapeur et circuits de refroidissement – Approfondissement (Niveau 2)
As a scientific organisation, the European Federation of Corrosion would like to express its strong support for the Joint Statement by the National Academies of the G7 States on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine.
We stand by all Ukrainians affected by this unjustified attack on their country and express our heartfelt sympathy to the people of Ukraine, in particular to the families of those killed, injured or displaced from their homes.
The unprovoked attack on Ukraine is a fundamental breach of the democratic values upon which the EFC is built. Therefore, the Board of Administrators has decided to suspend all activities with organisations affiliated with the authorities of the Russian Federation with immediate effect.
In this dark hour, we add our voices to all (including many Russians) who oppose this aggression, with the profound hope that this desperate situation can be resolved as expediently as possible, while minimising any further unnecessary loss of life.
EFC Board of Administrators