Glossary

AMPP (the Association for Materials Protection and Performance) is the global professional organization focused on corrosion control, protective coatings, and materials protection—basically the folks behind a lot of the training, certifications, guidance, and standards that show up in “keep the asset from rotting” work across oil & gas, marine, infrastructure, power, water/wastewater, and manufacturing.

AMPP was formed in 2021 through the merger of NACE International (historically “National Association of Corrosion Engineers”) and SSPC, unifying the corrosion engineering and coatings communities into one umbrella organization.

What AMPP does in practical terms is: develop and maintain industry standards, run education and certification programs (coatings inspection, corrosion programs, etc.), provide credentialing/accreditation, and host conferences and publications for practitioners. Their standards programs specifically combine the legacy NACE and SSPC standards work under the AMPP standards program.