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AMPP CEO Bob Chalker Announces Retirement

posted 10-03-2022
Chalker will serve as CEO through July 2023 AMPP Board of Directors Will Initiate CEO Search in October 2022 HOUSTON and PITTSBURGH – September 30, 2022 – AMPP announced today that CEO Bob Chalker ...

AMPP Global Center Selects Brad Wilder to Serve as Director of Standards

posted 09-28-2022
Houston, Texas – The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) proudly announces the selection of Brad Wilder as the new Director of the association’s esteemed standards program. Wilder ...

AMPP Launches New Awards Program Recognizing Member Achievements

posted 09-15-2022
Houston, TX and Pittsburgh, PA – The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the world’s largest society of corrosion and protective coatings professionals, today launched a new ...

AMPP Announces Terry Bradshaw As Annual Conference Keynote Speaker

posted 09-12-2022
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) is proud to announce four-time Super Bowl Champion quarterback and television personality Terry Bradshaw as keynote speaker for the AMPP ...

AMPP Opens New Hands-On Protective Coatings Spray and Blast Training Facility in Pittsburgh

posted 08-29-2022
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), will host the grand opening of a new spray and blast training facility. The state-of-the-art ...

AMPP Announces Newly Elected Board Leadership

posted 08-12-2022
Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – AMPP proudly announces the ratification of its newly elected Board of Directors slate for 2023-2025 and 2023 Vice Chair Candidate put forth by the Nominating ...

New Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act (H.R. 8033) is a great opportunity for our industry

posted 08-02-2022
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the world’s largest coatings and corrosion association, is pleased to support H.R. 8033, the Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act, ...

In South Florida and coastal areas worldwide, corrosion is a cry for help

posted 06-17-2022
By Linda E. Marquez, AMPP Surfside Collapse Task Force Chair Viewing the world as a corrosion control professional is often troubling. We notice things others don’t. Rust stains tell us to look for a ...

New AMPP tradeshow booth receives AMA Crystal Award

posted 06-06-2022
HOUSTON, TX — May 19, 2022 – The Association of Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) announced today that it has won a 2022 Crystal Award from the American Marketing Association (AMA) for the design ...

AMPP Updates Coatings Inspector Program, Level 1 Course and Certification.

posted 04-19-2022
More time in the classroom, more equipment, and more hands-on labs: Updated training course offers an immersive introduction to a career as a coatings inspector.   Together with coatings industry experts, ...