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MPI Announces 2025 Champion Award Recipients

Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. — (Jan. 14, 2025)—The Master Painters Institute (MPI), a subsidiary of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), has unveiled the recipients of ...

AMPP Announces 2025 Annual Service and Technical Awards Winners

Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. – (Jan. 7, 2025) — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority in materials protection and performance, proudly announces the ...

AMPP Applauds Increased Funding for Corrosion Oversight in FY25 National Defense Authorization Act

Washington, D.C. – (December 10, 2024) — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) commends the bipartisan Congressional imminent passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense ...

Soon-to-Pass 2024 Water Resources Development Act Mandates Corrosion Prevention to Strengthen U.S. Infrastructure

Washington, D.C. — The 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) represents a major advancement in water infrastructure policy, incorporating essential language on corrosion prevention. This landmark ...

AMPP Strengthens Maritime Collaborations in China

This November, the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) took significant steps to deepen its engagement with China’s maritime and shipbuilding industries through high-level meetings ...

Discover What’s Next for AMPP Certifications at Virtual Session

Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority on materials protection and performance, invites industry professionals to its ...

AMPP Welcomes Former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino as Keynote Speaker at Annual Conference + Expo 2025 in Nashville

Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority in materials protection and performance, has announced that Mike Massimino, Ph.D., ...

AMPP Combines Legacy Certification Programs to Launch Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS) Certification

Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority on materials protection and performance, has launched the Protective ...

Industry Leaders to Address Workforce Shortage at AMPP Western Conference Panel

San Diego, Calif. — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority in materials protection and performance, will host a pivotal session during its Nov. 4-6, 2024, ...

AMPP Introduces Cathodic Protection Field Techniques Course

Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority in materials protection and performance, has announced the launch of its newest ...