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LONDON, UK – April 14, 2016 – Element Materials Technology will attend this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, TX to present new expertise from Element Houston’s recently expanded Fracture Mechanics and Corrosion laboratories, which have significantly extended the company’s Metallurgical client-service capabilities across its global Oil & Gas platform.

A team of Engaged Experts, comprising some of the world’s most highly recognized subject matter experts in Fracture Mechanics; Coatings; Non-Metallics; and Corrosion, will seek to address industry challenges with Oil & Gas representatives from around the world. The experts attending include George Winning (Global Corrosion Specialist), Marie Halliday (Global Coatings Specialist), Andy Barron (Global Fatigue & Fracture Mechanics Specialist) and Barry Thomson (Global Polymers Specialist).

Rod Martin, Element’s Executive Vice President, Oil & Gas, who will also be attending comments: “OTC 2016 will bring together experts from across Element’s network to provide clients with the opportunity to discuss directly the technical challenges that exist in their operations with our team of Engaged Experts. Our newly expanded Fracture Mechanics and Corrosion laboratories position Element Houston as unparalleled in testing expertise and capabilities within Oil & Gas, and the addition of new expertise to our global platform demonstrates our unwavering commitment to our clients in this sector.”

Element now has the most comprehensive Metallurgical; Coatings; Non-Metallics; Corrosion; and NDE services of any TIC sector company operating within the Oil & Gas sector, and its presence highlights the company’s unique ability to serve as a single, trusted testing partner for clients.

OTC 2016 will take place at the NRG Stadium and Business Park, Houston, TX on May 2-5, where Element will exhibit at booth 7633.

About Element: 

Element is a company with a global presence; its laboratories are staffed by experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing and failure analysis for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Transportation and Industrials sectors. Element’s team of over 1,800 scientists, engineers and technicians work in 53 laboratories located throughout the U.S. and Europe. For a complete list of Accreditations & Approvals and more information, please visit www.element.com.

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Alison Dwyer or Matthew Judge, Smith & Smith PR Ltd., tel: +44 161 927 9487, e-mail: element@smithandsmithpr.co.uk.

“OTC 2016 will bring together experts from across Element’s network to provide clients with the opportunity to discuss directly the technical challenges that exist in their operations with our team of Engaged Experts.”

Dr. Rod Martin

evp, oil & gas

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