NACExpo 2003 Conference Presents "Oceans of Opportunity"

04/14/03

Representatives from CC Technologies and CC Technologies Canada, Ltd. sailed into San Diego, California at the 58th Annual NACExpo 2003 conference.

CC Technologies was again an active participant presenting numerous technical papers and contributing to committees throughout the conference.

CC Technologies President and CEO Dr. Neil G. Thompson was invited to speak at the Research In Progress Symposium. Dr. Thompson discussed Corrosion Issues for Aging Infrastructure.

On this Front Page issue, Dr. Thompson stressed the need for public awareness to appreciate that corrosion can be controlled and that there are several safety issues to the public and industrial workers concerning aging infrastructure and industrial facilities. Dr. Thompson stated that corrosion and the respective costs can be significantly reduced through preventative measures such as coatings, chemical inhibitors, and cathodic protection.

Complementing this Front Page issue, COO Kevin Garrity moderated the session called Cost of Corrosion Study-We Have It-How Are We Applying It? This topic focused on the implementation of corrosion mitigation. The meeting correlated with the congressional study of the economic impact of corrosion in the US. The report was performed by CC Technologies in conjunction with FHWA and NACE. The study revealed that the cost of corrosion in the US is approximately $276 billion annually. For more information on the Cost of Corrosion study, please visit www.corrosioncost.com.

In the Direct Assessment committee, Dr. Oliver C. Moghissi of CC Technologies and Bruce Cookingham of El Paso Energy Corp. discussed Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment of Gas Transmission Pipelines Applications.

CC Technologies’ Mark Yunovich and Dr. Neil G. Thompson teamed up with Yash Paul Virmani of the Federal Highway Administration to present a paper titled: Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks. The paper was delivered by Mark Yunovich in the Developments in Corrosion Control of Reinforced Concrete Structures committee.

Within this committee, Dr. Carl E. Jaske presented a paper on The Effect of Cathodic Polarization on Fatigue Behavior. For more detailed information on this report, please visit www.fitness4service.com.

CC Technologies representatives contributing their expertise to NACE committees:

Aida Lopez-Garrity contributed to the following NACE Committees:

• Chair of TG 041 "PIpeline External Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology"
• Chair of STG 035 "Pipelines, Tanks and Well Casings"
• Chair of TG 0247 "Liquid Coatings for External Repair, Rehabilitation, and
• Weld Joints on Pipelines"

Kevin Parker made a contribution to the following committees:

• Public Affairs Committee
• CP Task Group member of Education Committee
• TCC apprentice Technical Coordinator
• STG35 Chair-Pipelines, Tanks, and Well Casings which covers all
• NACE task groups writing reports and standards and symposiums on CP/Corrosion of pipelines, tanks and well casings.
• STG35 Sponsored 3 syposiums: Pipeline integrity, Direct assessment, and CP of pipelines, tanks, and well casings.
• Vicechair of TG294-Pipeline above grade coating evaluation surveys (For ECDA).

CC Technologies along with Tinker & Rasor sponsored the NACE 60th Anniversary Party. The tribute included champagne, music, and cake commemorative of the 1940’s. This celebrated the last 60 years of the NACE organization.

The CC Technologies booth highlighted its “Internet Resources” with computer stations displaying the companies’ web sites.

Please visit the following web sites for more information:

www.cctechnologies.com

www.corrosioncost.com

www.engineeringshopper.com

www.fitness4services.com

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