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How to Prevent Corrosion Caused by Renewables Conversion

Many oil and gas companies are repurposing refineries to produce renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and other renewable biofuels and products. The replacement of fossil fuels will help to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) and CO2 emissions. To incentivize the production of renewable fuels, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program requires that […]

What Causes Waste Heat Boiler Corrosion Within Smelting Furnaces and How Can it be Prevented?

Non-Ferrous pyrometallurgical plants across the globe rely on smelting furnaces to extract copper, nickel, lead, and zinc which are subsequently used in a wide variety of manufacturing processes. Renowned for their efficiency and speed, these assets need to be carefully maintained to operate at maximum capacity. Waste Heat Boilers (WHB) suffer from high-temperature sulfidation leading […]

Integrated Global Services (IGS) Acquires Amstar

RICHMOND, VA – Integrated Global Services, Inc. (IGS, www.integratedglobal.com), a leading provider of thermal spray surface protection solutions and portfolio company of investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company (“JFLCO”), is pleased to announce it has acquired GE Steam Power’s on-site thermal spray coatings technology , AmStar. AmStar’s 888 material and related corrosion- and erosion-resistant […]

Integrated Global Services (IGS) Invests through the Pandemic, Welcomes Industry Experts

Integrated Global Services (IGS, www.integratedglobal.com), the global leader in surface protection for mission-critical equipment, is pleased to announce the recent hire of a number of experienced executives and operational staff in North America and Asia. North America Mark Smith and William Nixon joined the North American organization with over 30 years of experience protecting critical assets […]

Boiler Cladding: Cutting Corners is no Longer the Norm!

When power boilers are experiencing erosion, corrosion or fouling, boiler operators rely on thermal spray and weld overlay companies to consistently solve these problems ensuring boiler’s lasting reliability. How Can Tube Leaks be Avoided? Tube leaks can cause the plant to drop 25% in its baseline profitability. Such losses are unacceptable to the operator. So […]