The new organisation, the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), was formed by the merger between NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, and aims to provide a unified voice for the corrosion control and protective coatings industries.
AMPP consists of two governance structure; AMPP, which will provide services to members in the areas of certification, accreditation, membership, advocacy and public affairs, and AMPP Global Center, which will focus on standards, technical and research activities, conferences, events, education, training, publications and pre-professional programming. The CEO of the new organisation is Bob Chalker, previously CEO of NACE.
