Dr Chris Fowler, Global Corrosion Director of global testing group Exova, has been appointed by NACE International as European Co-ordinator and UK Executor of its multi-national IMPACT study into corrosion costs and preventative strategies.
The global cost of corrosion currently represents an average three percent of GDP in most developed countries. The IMPACT (International Measures of Prevention, Application, and Economics of Corrosion Technologies) study will be the most comprehensive ever carried out on the resulting direct and indirect costs. Utilising data from around the world, it will encompass the four major sectors of utilities, transportation, energy and infrastructure and industrial.
