CORROSION will cost the US economy over $1 trillion annually. The total cost in the U.S. is expected to increase annually, illustrating the broad and expensive challenge that corrosion presents to EQUIPMENT and materials. At 6.2% of GDP, corrosion is one of the largest single expenses in the U.S. economy yet it rarely receives the attention it requires. Corrosion costs money and LIVES, resulting in dangerous failures and increased charges for everything from utilities to transportation and more.

Corrosion will cost the US economy over $1 trillion annually. The total cost in the U.S. is expected to increase annually, illustrating the broad and expensive challenge that corrosion presents to equipment and materials. At 6.2% of GDP, corrosion is one of the largest single expenses in the U.S. economy yet it rarely receives the attention it requires. Corrosion costs money and lives, resulting in dangerous failures and increased charges for everything from utilities to transportation and more.