8th Congress and Fair on Pipelines, Piping, Pumps, and Valves

8th Congress and Fair on Pipelines, Piping, Pumps, and Valves took place Dec 4–5, 2025 in Viña del Mar, Chile. It was a Congress event for corrosion and materials science professionals in the South America region. This conference aims to unite professionals from leading mining, engineering, oil and gas companies, and suppliers for the year's most significant event in the fluid transport systems community. It features technical sessions, a trade show, and opportunities for networking and business. Topics covered include internal and external coatings, best construction practices, submarine pipelines and outfalls, pipeline management, using reliability as a management tool throughout the lifecycle of equipment and facilities, pipeline integrity, corrosion, cathodic protection, high-voltage line interference in buried pipelines, crossovers and interferences, and new developments in piping, pump, and valve solutions and materials.