Integrated technical and quality systems for the corrosion protection against gives results in three areas: scientific, economical and social.

I. In the case of innovation in the part comprising research topics, we are going to begin studies in new areas of R&D, with special attention to fast application of results. Planed exchange of people and visits should quite quickly lead to joint proposals for FP 6 and interested companies, which would expressed their will of co-operation and implementation of results. The fact that we do not apply for financial support for research, but only for support of our activity to continue on-going studies with EU institution, should be underlined. It particularly considers following tasks:

• surface preparation prior to conversion coating treatment of high-strength light metals, particularly alloys with copper content i.e. Al-Cu; the basic problem creates the high susceptibility to local corrosion of these metals; it results from surface heterogeneity; special chemical or physical treatment may lead to uniformity of surface properties and in the same time lower susceptibility to corrosion;

• the use of conductive polymers for corrosion protection of the surface of light metals; corrosion reactions taking place in the metal - organic coating interface (underfilm corrosion) are to some extent inhibited by the components of organic coating, such as pigments, fillers and binders; environmental restrictions and safety rules eliminate efficient but toxic anticorrosive compounds of lead, chromium (VI); they have to be replaced by more acceptable substances, but so far a moderate progress has been observed; new possibilities are opened for conductive polymers; it was claimed that their advantage, comparing to traditional coats, is a larger ability for protection in presence of small mechanical damages and pores; some of the hypothesis are controversial, but it is sure that control of production process and application of coatings which contain conductive polymers would be consider as a breakthrough;

• in the area of nanomaterials, after the stage of basic research the possibilities of application is clearly seen; as it was already mention it considers the structure of anodic oxide film on aluminium; the possibilities of extending the range of colours on aluminium surface can be achieved in the electrolytical process by flat positioning of metal molecules inside the pores of anodic oxide; in presence of light an effect of interference occurs and due to some technological modifications of pore shape and size a wider range of colours is obtained;

• the matrix of porous aluminium oxide obtained as a result of anodisation can be used to produce thin metal wires of nanometer diameters; the pore diameter can be regulated by changing the composition of electrolytic solution and the oxidation parameters; Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble is interested in these materials for the experiments in nuclear physics.

In the next steps, the results of studies described above, will be a subject of technological and economical considerations from the point of view of integrated systems. The commercial offer should complete these efforts.

2. In the case of innovation in the economical area we should underline the fact that by the system of workshops, conferences and training’s, the base for small and medium enterprises will be created. This will concern mostly contractors, and also small design offices or manufacturers of some coating materials and special additives. The Centre should also become in Poland an initiator of new professions, for example - corrosion inspector. We expect that the results of this project will contribute to increase the number of independently acting inspectors of quality control, certified by European organisations. The increase in the number of work places should be a sizeable effect of these innovations.
3. The result in social benefits can already be seen in above mention points. They come from personal contacts established during meetings, joint experiments, and courses. This should lead sooner or later to comparable life quality, due to fusion of industrial sectors. The most important social benefit in this project results from complex understanding of corrosion control which has to be considered as technical as well as environmental problem. The protection against corrosion of cultural heritage cannot be also forgotten.