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A Reference Point for Anticorrosion Industry: NACE International’s Opinion on the Current Situation Interview with D. Terry Greenfield, President of NACE International
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or the first time we are publishing on the pages of this magazine
of corrosion protection used not only in the U.S., but worldwide
a new column designed to give voice to the main associations and
are coatings and cathodic protection. You can tell by looking at our
institutions that represent a point of reference for anti-corrosion
education and training programs that these are the areas where there is
operators.
the most demand for qualified, certified individuals.
We inaugurate the new section with some questions addressed to
In terms of technological advancement, we have seen many changes
Terry Greenfield, President of one of the historical associations in the
from the time NACE was first established 76 years ago; a lot of that has
industry, NACE International. With its 37 thousand members in over
been driven by the efforts of the NACE members who volunteer their
140 countries, it is recognized globally as the premier authority for
time to participate in standards development activities. NACE has nearly
corrosion control solutions. His point of view is important not only because it offers an overview of the international situation of the anti-corrosive sector at this early stage of the post-pandemic period, but also because it reports one of the first feedbacks relating to the new digital approach to organize international courses and events, which characterises NACE’s activity for some time. What are the main features and characteristics of the corrosion protection sector in your Country? What level of technological advancement has it achieved? “Our membership is composed of professionals who work on corrosion control and prevention from every conceivable angle, e.g. some work in labs developing new technologies to prevent corrosion or extend the life of an asset while others are out in the field working on water pipelines or on oil rigs or inspecting bridges, some are academics. The main characteristics or methods
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