The French corrosion laboratory CORREX has been acquired by the Institut de la Corrosion as of July 1st 2009. CORREX is a well renowned corrosion laboratory in France with special expertise in corrosion and corrosion fatigue. Institut de la Corrosion is a leading corrosion research institute in Brest, France, wholly owned subsidiary of Swerea KIMAB, a major European research institute in the field of metallic materials, corrosion and corrosion protection.