For a company that relies on steel assets, there’s nothing worse than spending money, labor hours, and crucial equipment downtime to apply a protective coating meant to preserve your equipment — only to find that the coating has failed, and needs to be replaced. Choosing an effective, reliable coating is…
After the global steel industry’s recent downturn caused by oversupply, low prices and rising raw material costs, Pohang, South Korea-based POSCO, one of the world’s largest multinational steel manufacturers, needed a strategy for handling such challenges while continuing to protect their assets and remaining industry innovators. Read the full article…
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) is the root cause of many of the global petrochemical industry’s most serious problems including forced shutdowns, lost production, early repair and replacement, as well as safety and environmental consequences that can cost millions of dollars per incident. Read the full article here.
Monitoring for corrosion is extremely important for steel assets because if it goes unnoticed, corrosion can lead to costly and dangerous issues — including leaks, equipment failures, or even injury. Despite its importance, corrosion monitoring has been a challenge in the industry as carbon steel assets stretch for miles and…
Corrosion under insulation is the root cause of many of the global petrochemical industry’s most serious problems including force shutdowns, lost production, early repair and replacement, as well as safety and environmental consequences that can cost millions of dollars per incident. Read the full article here.
While the gradual corrosion of steel is a costly problem for the oil & gas industry, flash rust — the sudden onset of corrosion on a potentially massive scale — may be even trickier to resolve. True to its name, flash rust can occur without warning and take over a…
After the global steel industry’s recent downturn, caused by oversupply, low prices, and rising raw material costs, Pohang, South Korea based POSCO, one of the world’s largest multinational steel manufacturers, needed a strategy for handling such challenges while continuing to protect their assets and remaining industry innovators. Read the full…
Facilities in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector frequently operate in regions of high humidity, moisture, and rainfall — which makes it challenging for companies to combat the threat of corrosion on their carbon steel assets. If you work in the LNG sector, you may have already found out firsthand…
From the rise of the electric car to extensive data tracking around the globe, green initiatives and rapid change at first seemed threatening to the oil and gas industry — but oil and gas businesses are finding that advanced technology can be their key to cutting costs and staying competitive.…
In the oil and gas industry, protecting massive carbon steel assets from corrosion is a continual challenge around the world, including China, particularly along coastline exposed to high humidity and salty air near oceans or other bodies of water Read the full article here.