Tuesday, June 10, 2025

17:00 - 19:00 - Registration

17:30 - 19:00 - Welcome Reception


Wednesday, June 11, 2025


09:00 - 09:15 - Opening of the PractiCORR 2025 Conference

09:15 – 09:55 - Plenary Lecture
Tomáš Prošek and Václav Šefl EFC
Surface preparation limits of pipeline steel and paint durability

09:55 – 10:35 - Plenary Lecture
Prof., DSc. Eng. Adam Wysokowski
University of Zielona Góra, Head of Polish Society of Bridge Engineers
Durability of Railway and Road Bridges from a Corrosion Perspective

10:35 – 11:05 - Coffee Break


Iwona Gajecka, PSK - chair
Gareth Hinds, EFC - co-chair


Session: Corrosion problems in practice session

Juliusz Winiarski, WUST - chair
Martin Beneke (online) - co-chair



11:05 – 11:30
Author / Authors: DSc. Eng. Juliusz Winiarski,
Company: Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Title: The problem of corrosion in water treatment systems, water distribution systems and heating systems - a case study

11:30 – 11:55
Author / Authors: Turia Belashehr, Alsiddiek Alaboub, Ahmed Hawass
Company: Mellitah oil and gas company, Libya
Title: Root Cause Analysis of Cracking in MDEA Regenerator

11:55 – 12:20
Author / Authors: Patryk Ciężak1
Company: Air Force Institute of Aviation, Warsaw, Poland
Title: Corrosion Management in Aging Aircraft Fleets: Challenges and Advanced Detection Techniques

12:20 – 12:45
Author / Authors: Marek Kudláč, Mária Dománková, Katarína Bártová, Matúš Gavalec1, Dávid Slnek
Company: Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
Title: Assessment of Final Machining Effects on Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 316L and AISI 321

12:45 – 13:15
HEGGEL, Germany
Title: High-Tech Surface Protection Solutions by HEGGEL GmbH

13:15 – 14:15 - Lunch



Anti-corrosion protection session – infrastructure & offshore structures

Prof. Adam Wysokowski - chair

14:15 – 14:35 
Author / Authors: Ramay Patra1, M.M Krishna Cherla1, Gobi K. V.2, Subasri Raghavan1

Company: Istituto Italiano della Saldatura – IIS

1Centre for Sol-Gel Coatings, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Balapur, Hyderabad, 500 005, Telangana State, India
2Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Hanamkonda, 506 004, Telangana State, India

Title: Self -indicating coatings using fluorescent indicators for corrosion detection in mild steel

14:35 – 15:00 
Author / Authors: Tom Marquardt1, Linda Fröck2

Company: 1Muehlhan Holding GmbH
2Fraunhofer IGP

Title: Optimizing Coating Integrity Through Adhesive Bonding – A Viable Alternative to Welding in Corrosive Environments

15:00 – 15:25
Company: Novol Sp. z o.o., Poland
Title: Why small changes bring big results. The renovation of the viaduct in a new edition.


Session: Surface Preparation

Bartłomiej Guzik, Mankiewicz GmbH - ​chair



15:25 – 15:50
Author / Authors: Sascha Berger,  Sales Director Europe, 

Company: Ervin Germany GmbH, Germany

Title: Abrasive Selection | Influence on Cleaning and Coating Performance

15:50 – 16:15
Author / Authors: Lior Katan, 

Company: Coreteel, Israel

Title: Eliminating Abrasive Surface Preparation: The Next Generation of Sustainable Anti-Corrosion Protection

16:15 – 17:30 - Exhibition & Poster Party

20:00 – 01:00 - Gala Dinner



Thursday, June 12, 2025


09:00 – 09:40 - Plenary Lecture III

Prasanth Karuanan

SigmaPaints, Saudi Arabia

Application challenges of Inorganic Zinc Silicate coatings


09:40 – 10:20 - Plenary Lecture IV

Łukasz Radosiński, PhD.

Novasell Sp. z o.o., Poland

Intumescent coating for hydrocarbon fire – testing and certification procedures, market introduction challenges



Łukasz Radosiński PhD., Novasell - chair
Prasanth Karuanan, SigmaPaints - co-chair


Session: Oil & Gas

Mohamed Elmetwally, AMPLE Solution - chair
Ibrahim Mohammad Ali, PPG - co-chair

10:20 – 10:45
Author / Authors: Kelechi Osuoji, 

Company: Aramco 

Title: Evaluation of corrosion control measures for water injection facilities

10:45 – 11:10
Author / Authors: Marco De Marco1, Elisa Ferrari1, Eduardo Adile1, Fang Fang Wu1

Company: 1Istituto Italiano della Saldatura - IIS

Title: Internal corrosion damages close to monolithic isolations joints placed above ground in a pig traps

11:10 – 11:35
Author / Authors: Katarzyna Suchoń1, Ewa Langer1, Małgorzata Zubielewicz1, Paweł Stępkowski1, Jerzy Kozakiewicz1

Company: 1Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Polymer Materials, Gliwice, Poland Selected problems with painting chemical tanks and mining infrastructure

Title: Selected problems with painting chemical tanks and mining infrastructure

11:35 – 12:00
JF (Frits) Doddema

Pipeline Surface Preparation for Coating Life


12:00 – 12:30 - Coffee Break



Session: Equipment Session

Mariusz Życki, Graco - chair


12:30 – 12:55
Author / Authors: Turia Belashehr1, Robert Lindsay2, Monika Walczak

Company: 1Mellitah oil and gas company

2The University of Manchester

Title: Corrosion Inhibitor in Acidic Solutions

12:55 – 13:20
Author / Authors: Artur Pilch, 

Company: Graco BVBA 

PC coatings application by electric airless equipment

13:20 – 13:45
Author / Authors: David Barnes, Alastair Kearton, 

Company: Elcometer 

Title: Why do we record the attributes of a coating failure as a result of an adhesion test?

13:45 – 14:45 - Lunch



Session: Coatings

Ewa Langer, Łukasiewicz - chair
Michael Hilt - co-chair



14:45 – 15:10
Author / Authors: Neil Wilds, Global Product Director, 

Company: Sherwin Williams 

Title: Elimination of CUI.

15:10 – 15:35
Author / Authors:  

Company: PPG Coatings

Partners in Progress: Enhancing Innovation and Sustainability Through Collaboration

15:35 – 16:00

16:00 – 16:25
Author / Authors:  Łukasz Radosiński2, Iwona Gajecka1

Company: PPG Coatings BVBA, Novasell Sp. z o.o.

Title: IR reflective coating as a new method of protection against fires

16:25 – 16:55 - Coffee Break



Friday, June 13, 2025


09:40 – 10:05
Author / Authors:  Michał Pęziak, 

Company: Novol Sp. z o.o.

Title: Corrosion challenges in the military sector

10:05 – 10:30
Author / Authors:  Pascal Collet, 

Company: Cefracor

Certification CFR by the CEFRACOR – Feedback after five years of certification for coating applicators.


10:30 – 10:55 - Coffee Break

12:15 - PractiCORR 2025 Conference Closing Ceremony



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