• World Corrosion Awareness Day 2025 Media Kit

    About the Media Kit

    The World Corrosion Awareness Day 2025 Media Kit is your go-to resource for promoting this global campaign. Whether you're part of an organization, school, industry group, or local chapter, this kit provides everything you need to help raise awareness about the real-world impact of corrosion.

    Inside, you’ll find:

    • A press release announcing the global campaign
    • Fact sheets on corrosion’s everyday effects
    • Social media templates and key messages
    • A plug-and-play press release for your organization
    • Media outreach tips to engage your local audience

    Use the materials to plan your own activities, share messages on social media, and amplify the global conversation using #WCAD2025 and #CorrosionInEverydayLife.

  • Corrosion Awareness Day 2025 - Activities

    The list of all activities in context to the Corrosion Awareness Day 2025 is being permanently updated and can be found under the link below.

    Corrosion Awareness Day 2025 - Activities Overview

  • CORROSION SCAVENGER HUNT GIVEAWAY

    🧪 CORROSION SCAVENGER HUNT GIVEAWAY 🎨

    WCAD Scavenger Hunt (1)Join the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the World Corrosion Organization (WCO), and the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) in shining a spotlight on corrosion this month by taking part in a scavenger hunt that helps raise awareness in a fun, creative way! ✨
    Join the #CorrosionInEverydayLife Scavenger Hunt this April for your chance to win a stunning corrosion-inspired print by Jean Kittel, a Lyon-based researcher and artist whose work transforms the impact of time on metal into visual poetry.

    🔍 How to enter:

    STEP 1:
    Find and photograph these 6 real-world examples of corrosion in your surroundings:
    • Rusted Boundaries – Find corrosion on a metal fence or railing, especially at joints or chipped paint areas.
    • Auto Oxidation – Find rust on a car—such as on the bumper, wheel well, or exhaust—from road salt or moisture.
    • Sticky Hinges – Find a rusted door hinge, handle, or lock.
    • Under Pressure – Locate corroded pipes, sprinkler systems, or HVAC components.
    • Rusty Connections – Spot corroded bolts, screws, or fasteners on signs, benches, or outdoor structures.
    • Flaking Failures – Spot peeling, bubbling, or cracking paint from corrosion.
    STEP 2: Create a collage, video, or gallery-style post showing all found examples. Include a caption tagging AMPP and using the hashtag #CorrosionInEverydayLife.
    STEP 3: Then, submit the link to your post here: 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/3HT7eUmU0X

    🗓️ Deadline to enter: April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST

    JeanKittelArt📌 Two lucky winners will be chosen! Open to participants worldwide, ages 18+. One entry per person. By entering, you give AMPP permission to share your post with credit.
    Let’s spotlight corrosion in our world—and celebrate the science and art behind it! 🔧🎨

    #WorldCorrosionAwarenessDay #WCAD2025 #MaterialsScience #Art #AMPP #Corrosion #ScavengerHunt #Rust #Artwork
  • Corrosion Awareness Honour winner 2024 announced

    The Corrosion Awareness Honour has been established to celebrate outstanding achievement in raising public awareness of corrosion. In association with the WCO (World Corrosion Organization), the Chinese Society of Corrosion and Prevention (CSCP) and the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) have collaborated to create this international award.

    Dr. Jörg VogelsangLaureate 2024 - Dr. Jörg A. Vogelsang

    Jörg A. Vogelsang obtained a Diploma in Chemistry in 1988 and he wrote his PhD thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. M. Hauser at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the University of Stuttgart entitled "Convolution kinetics treatment of various excimer formation mechanisms with respect to nonstationary diffusion and molecular reaction parameters" (1991). Since 1992 he has worked for Sika, firstly in Stuttgart, Germany and after 2002 in Zurich, Switzerland. In Stuttgart he was responsible for basic research in corrosion of reinforcements in concrete and corrosion protection by organic coatings.

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  • WCO calls for nominations for the 2024 Corrosion Awareness Honour

    The Corrosion Awareness Honour recognises pioneering individuals who have made a substantial contribution to increasing awareness of the importance of corrosion and corrosion protection amongst government, industry and the general public. The award consists of a certificate and the sum of 1,000 EUR.

    Call Corrosion awareness Award 2024 (PDF)

  • Contribution of Corrosion to Sustainability: The WCO Sustainability Platform

    The WCO opens its own digital platform where the Corrosion community can present their scientific contributions in the context of the topics of the UN Sustainability Goals. Building on the platform used for the digital Eurocorr conference, researchers and developers will be able to present their latest results in a digital presentation. Their presentation will be available at any time so that the content can be disseminated as widely as possible.

    The Platform will be launched with a big event on July 1, 2023. If you submit your contribution by 31 May, we can guarantee that your contribution will be available at the launch on 1 July and will benefit from the attention of the launch event.

    Contribution Costs
    Abstract submission
    Topics

  • In context to the Corrosion Awareness Day 2023 Activities. CHEMISTRY BEHIND CORROSION. Final report.

    The Pakistan Chapter of AMPP in collaboration with Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan has held an event in context to 'Corrosion Awareness Day 2023' - Chemistry behind Corrosion. Below the final report of the event on March 20.

    Final report

  • Stress corrosion cracking of austenitic alloys: From the Coriou effect to the stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel

    Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 14:00 to 15:15 CEST (CEST/UTC+2)

    The presentation will focus on a historical perspective, from the choice of Alloy 600 in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) to its ‘prohibition’ and ends with a few considerations regarding the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of stainless steels in the primary circuit of PWRs. Also investigations regarding the SCC mechanisms via the use of stable isotopic tracers will be presented. The end of the talk includes a brief summary of the recent SCC incidents in part of the French PWR fleet.

    Event flyer

  • Corrosion Engineering Open Ended Lab at University of the Punjab, Lahore

    Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (IMME), University of the Punjab in collaboration with AMPP Pakistan Chapter organized Corrosion Engineering Open Ended Lab (OEL)  Exhibition on 20th December, 2022 at Corrosion Control Research Cell, IMME, University of the Punjab, Lahore. The students of 6th semester were assigned a specific topic for which they need to develop/ conceptualize an experiment/ formulate a procedure, fabricate the equipment and conduct experiments and exhibit the same at OEL exhibition. The concept of OEL is actively being promoted by the Pakistan Engineering Council.

    Full report

  • Job Offer Western University Canada

    Western University in London, Canada invites candidates to apply for one of several prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) opportunities.

    Further information

  • World Corrosion Organisation: Corrosion Awareness Day 2022

     

  • WCO / EFC White Paper Corrosion and Low Carbon Energies published

    The WCO and EFC White Paper aims to reveal the importance of corrosion protection in the development of low carbon technologies. It gives illustrations of the best practices and guidance to develop appropriate corrosion protection and mitigation strategies, in low carbon energies and technologies needed for a sustainable society. The White Paper is intended for governments, industries, academia and the general public to alert them on the importance of corrosion phenomena in the development of a sustainable society.

    Download Full Paper

Upcoming events

EUROCORR 2025
07.09.2025 - 11.09.2025 / Stavanger, Norway


Contact

World Corrosion Organization
P.O. Box 2544
New York, NY 10116-2544
U.S.A.
Prof. Willi Meier