European Federation of Corrosion

What European Federation of Corrosion does

The European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) is a Brussels-headquartered, Belgium-registered International Non-Profit Association (AISBL) founded in 1921 and governed by a Board of Administrators, General Assembly, and Science and Technology Advisory Committee. It is a federation of scientific and technical societies and organisations with interests in corrosion, serving national member societies across more than 20 European countries plus corporate Affiliate Members (companies, universities, research laboratories) and individual 'Friends of the EFC'. Its stated mission is to advance the science of corrosion and protection of materials by promoting cooperation in Europe and international collaboration.

EFC's core technology and product platform is its 26 active Working Parties and Task Forces, which cover specialized domains including Nuclear Corrosion (WP4), Marine Corrosion (WP9), Microbial Corrosion (WP10), High-Temperature Corrosion (WP3), Atmospheric Corrosion (WP25), CO2-Corrosion (WP24), Corrosion Reliability of Electronics (WP23), Aerospace (WP22), Automotive (WP17), Cathodic Protection (WP16), Coatings (WP14), Steel in Concrete (WP11), Oil and Gas (WP13), Additive Manufactured Metals, and Medical Implants. Its flagship products and services are the annual EUROCORR European Corrosion Congress (1,000+ abstract submissions and 1,400+ expected delegates for 2026), the EFC 'Green Book' series (71 volumes published through Elsevier/Woodhead), EFC-affiliated scientific journals, the EFC Newsletter (twice-yearly print plus electronic editions), EFC Approved Courses (a certification label program), Working Party webinars, the Young EFC initiative (since 2016), and a portfolio of scientific awards (European Corrosion Medal, Cavallaro Medal, Kurt Schwabe Prize, Honorary Fellowship, Henri Coriou Award, EFC Young Scientist Grant, and others).

The federation's business model is membership-funded, drawing revenue from Society Memberships, Affiliate Memberships (corporate and academic), EUROCORR conference registration and exhibition/sponsorship fees, publication royalties from Elsevier, and grants. Administrative operations are supported by DECHEMA e.V. (Germany), which hosts the General Secretariat and conference management systems. The organization maintains formal partnerships with the World Corrosion Organization, International Corrosion Council, and AMPP for the annual World Corrosion Awareness Day campaign, and collaborates on EU-funded nuclear corrosion research projects.

Name

European Federation of Corrosion

Legal name

European Federation of Corrosion (EFC)

Website

https://efcweb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Federation of Corrosion is a Belgium-registered non-profit federation of national corrosion societies, corporate affiliates, and researchers across 20+ European countries, advancing corrosion science through 26 Working Parties, the annual EUROCORR congress, and the EFC Green Book publication series.

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Product category

Scientific Professional Federation

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281), All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (33599)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

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PRIMARYIMAIACAK

Corrosion Control & Asset Integrity Services (Cathodic Protection/Coatings QA)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Industrial Maintenance & Plant Shutdown Services

SECONDARYEUAEAHAF

Corrosion Inspection & Coating/CP Surveys (CUI, CP, DCVG/ACVG)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Inspection, Testing & Certification (ITC) / NDT for Energy Infrastructure

Keywords

• Corrosion science research
• Materials protection
• Scientific conferences
• Professional publications
• Federation membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) is a non-profit international scientific federation registered in Belgium as an AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif) that advances the science, technology, and engineering of corrosion and protection of materials across Europe. It coordinates 26 Working Parties and Task Forces, organizes the annual EUROCORR congress, publishes the Green Book series and journals, and offers awards, approved academic courses, a Young EFC initiative, and a recruitment forum to its member societies, corporate affiliates, and individual friends.

Product overview

The European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) is a federation of organizations with interests in corrosion based in Europe and beyond. It is not a product company but rather a professional organization that advances the science of corrosion and protection of materials. The EFC accomplishes its activities through a portfolio of events, publications, awards, educational programs, and scientific working groups. The core offerings include EUROCORR (the annual European Corrosion Congress), the EFC 'Green Book' Series (scientific publications), EFC Journals, and the EFC Newsletter. The federation also administers prestigious awards including the European Corrosion Medal, Cavallaro Medal, Kurt Schwabe Prize, Honorary Fellowship, Young Scientist Grant, Best Oral Presentation Award, EUROCORR Travel Grant, Poster Prize, and the WCO-EFC-CSCP Corrosion Awareness Honour. The EFC maintains 26 active Working Parties and Task Forces covering specialized corrosion topics (nuclear, high-temperature, marine, microbial, etc.), each with their own activities and awards such as the Henri Corroi Award and Zestron Best Paper Presentation Award. Additional programs include EFC Approved Courses (certified training), EFC Webinars, Young EFC (youth network), and the EFC Recruitment Forum. The EFC also publishes white papers, case studies, and member society publications through its News & Publications section.

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Brands

• Young EFC: A pioneering initiative of the European Federation of Corrosion since 2016, aimed at empowering and connecting early career professionals in the corrosion and material protection domain.

Products and services

• EUROCORR Annual Congress Flagship annual international conference on corrosion science and protection of materials, bringing together researchers, engineers, and industry professionals from across Europe and beyond.
• EFC Green Book Series Peer-reviewed scientific publication series covering corrosion science and materials protection topics, produced by the federation's Working Parties and Task Forces.
• EFC Working Parties and Task Forces 26 specialized technical groups that advance research and knowledge exchange in distinct sub-fields of corrosion science and materials protection, open to member society experts.
• EFC Awards Program Recognition awards granted by the federation to honour outstanding contributions to corrosion science and protection of materials by individual researchers and practitioners.
• EFC Approved Courses Program Accreditation scheme for corrosion-related academic and training courses, providing quality endorsement for educational programs offered by member institutions.
• Young EFC Initiative Dedicated program supporting early-career corrosion scientists and engineers through networking, travel grants, and engagement with Working Parties.
• EFC Recruitment Forum Job-matching platform and event facilitating recruitment of corrosion professionals by industry, academia, and research organizations.
• EFC Newsletter and Journals Periodic scientific newsletters and affiliated journals providing the corrosion research community with research updates, event announcements, and technical content.

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Corrosion OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026EFC collaborates with the World Corrosion Organization as part of the annual World Corrosion Awareness Day campaign. In 2026, the theme is 'Did You Know? | The Corrosion Conversation' with campaign running April 1–24, 2026, culminating in synchronized global social media activation.
• International Corrosion CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026EFC collaborates with the International Corrosion Council as part of the annual World Corrosion Awareness Day campaign, alongside AMPP and World Corrosion Organization.
• AMPP (Association for Materials Protection and Performance)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026AMPP announced the 2026 World Corrosion Awareness Day theme in collaboration with EFC, World Corrosion Organization, and International Corrosion Council. AMPP leads the campaign coordination with goals to reach over one million people worldwide across 25+ countries in 10 languages.
• ECG-COMON (European Cooperative Group on Corrosion Monitoring of Nuclear Materials)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECG-COMON is a related group under the EFC Working Party 4 network. They co-organize events such as the Nuclear Corrosion Summer School (NuCoSS) and collaborate on research in nuclear corrosion monitoring.
• ICG-EAC (International Cooperative Group on Environmentally-Assisted Cracking of Water Reactor Materials)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICG-EAC is a related international group working on environmentally-assisted cracking of water reactor materials, connected to WP4's mission of promoting corrosion science in nuclear applications.
• SNETP (Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNETP includes the NUGENIA Association and represents a related network in sustainable nuclear energy technology, with connections to WP4 activities.
• INCEFA-SCALE (EU Horizon 2020 Project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded research project focused on increasing safety in NPPs by covering gaps in environmental fatigue assessment, related to WP4 nuclear corrosion research.
• MEACTOS (EU Horizon 2020 Project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project on mitigating environmentally-assisted cracking through optimisation of surface condition, finished in 2022, previously collaborated with WP4.
• INCEFA+ (EU Horizon 2020 Project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project on increasing safety in NPPs by covering gaps in environmental fatigue assessment, finished in 2020, previously collaborated with WP4.
• SOTERIA (EU Horizon 2020 Project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project on safe long-term operation of LWRs through improved understanding of radiation effects, finished in 2019, previously collaborated with WP4.
• DECHEMA e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDECHEMA e.V. provides administrative support for EFC through its conference management system and community tools, including EUROCORR author's registration system. The General Secretariat is operated through DECHEMA.
• ElseviercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElsevier publishes the EFC 'Green Book' series and collaborates on Young EFC initiatives such as the webinar series on Advanced Paper Writing. Elsevier also sponsors WP4 awards.
• Council of EuropeminorOthersEFC defines 'Europe' as encompassing all full member states of the Council of Europe for the purpose of membership categories (European vs International Member Societies).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

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Others

• European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC): CEFIC is the main European trade association for the chemical industry and an indirect stakeholder in corrosion-related industrial applications. It is not a direct peer but is part of the broader European industrial-research ecosystem in which EFC's corporate affiliate members and working parties operate.
• ASTM International: ASTM International is a globally recognized standards organization whose committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals directly overlaps with EFC's corrosion testing and standards work. It is adjacent rather than a direct competitor, as its primary mission is standards development rather than conferences or research coordination.

Broad incumbents

• DECHEMA e.V. DECHEMA is the German Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and a broader industrial-sciences federation that runs EFC's General Secretariat and EUROCORR conference management. While it operates across more domains than corrosion alone, its technology-society model is highly comparable and it is a critical operational partner.
• ASM International: ASM International is a global materials information society serving the broader materials science community, with overlapping members and journals in corrosion and surface engineering. It is a broad incumbent rather than a corrosion specialist, competing for similar industrial affiliate memberships.

Direct peers

• Institute of Corrosion (ICorr, UK): ICorr is the UK-based chartered body for corrosion professionals, offering certification, training, and events. It mirrors EFC's professional society mission in a single national market and competes for UK corporate members and training revenue.
• AMPP (Association for Materials Protection and Performance): AMPP is the world's leading global association for materials protection and performance, formed from the merger of NACE International and SSPC. It is the most direct competitor and partner to EFC, co-running World Corrosion Awareness Day and serving overlapping corporate affiliate members and conference audiences worldwide.
• World Corrosion Organization (WCO): WCO is a global non-profit dedicated to raising awareness of corrosion and coordinating international corrosion-control efforts. It directly partners with EFC on the annual World Corrosion Awareness Day campaign and shares overlapping stakeholder sets in industry, academia, and government.
• International Corrosion Council (ICC): ICC is the global forum of national corrosion societies and a co-partner of EFC in World Corrosion Awareness Day. It convenes leading corrosion researchers worldwide and co-hosts the Global Corrosion Congress with EFC for EUROCORR 2027 in Prague.

Regional players

• Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA): ACA is the peak industry body for corrosion mitigation in Australia and New Zealand, providing training, conferences, and standards support. It is a comparable regional peer addressing a similar membership base with similar working-group and conference models in a different geography.
• Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (CSCP): CSCP is China's primary scientific society for corrosion and protection and a co-partner of EFC and WCO on the Corrosion Awareness Honour. It is comparable in mission (advancing corrosion science nationally) but operates in a different geography with its own publication and conference ecosystem.

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Key risks6 records

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