The World Corrosion Organization designated April 24, 2010 as the inaugural Corrosion
Awareness Day. Corrosion Awareness Day is designed to highlight the estimated $2.2 trillion
annual cost of corrosion worldwide (3 to 4 % of GDP of industrialized countries) reflecting in
part many decision-makers in industry and government not fully understanding the consequences
of corrosion and how critical it is to control it.
