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The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), is a professional association focused on the protection of assets and performance of materials. AMPP was created when NACE International and SSPC the Society for Protective Coatings merged in 2021.[2][3][4] AMPP is active in more than 130 countries and has more than 40,000 members.[5] AMPP is headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Additional offices are located in the U.K., China, Malaysia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia with a training center in Dubai.[6]
| Predecessor | NACE, SSPC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Type | Professional Organization |
| Focus | Corrosion Engineering, Protective Coatings |
| Location | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Standards, Training, Professional Certification, Contractor Accreditation, Conferences, Publications |
Members | 40,000+ |
Key people | Alan Thomas, Chief Executive Officer |
| Subsidiaries | MPI: Master Painters Institute[1] |
Employees | 200+ |
| Website | http://www.ampp.org |
Both the legacy NACE and SSPC organizations were ANSI-accredited standards developers, which AMPP plans to continue. The merged standards program includes 25 standing standards committees that develop technical standards for industries including cathodic protection, coatings, defense, highways and bridges, rail, maritime, oil and gas, power and utilities, research and testing, tanks and pipelines, and water and wastewater.[7]
AMPP offers individual training and certification programs. Many are merged programs that originated as competing programs under the former NACE and SSPC organizations. Other programs are still being administered under the legacy NACE or SSPC frameworks until the merger is complete.
| Category | Programs |
|---|---|
| Coatings Inspector Program (CIP) |
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| Coatings Applicator Specialist Program (CAS) |
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| Cathodic Protection |
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| Pipeline |
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| General Corrosion |
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| General Coatings |
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| Speciality Certifications |
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| Micro-Credentials |
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AMPP administers accreditation programs for contractors working in the protective coatings and linings industries.[8] "QP" stands for "Qualification Procedure", a reference to the technical standard that underlies each program.