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From Rust to Risk: Global Campaign Urges Action on $2.5 Trillion Corrosion Crisis

AMPP, WCO, and EFC launch World Corrosion Awareness Day 2025 campaign to spotlight unseen threats to infrastructure, safety and national security Houston, Texas – (April 22, 2025) — Corrosion may ...

AMPP Annual Conference + Expo 2025 Delivers Energy and Industry Momentum in Music City

HOUSTON, TEXAS – (April 21, 2025) — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) welcomed 5,541 attendees from 59 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including Washington D.C. and Puerto ...

AMPP Joins Global Effort to Spotlight the Importance of Corrosion Prevention

Understanding the Impact of Corrosion: A Global Call to Action The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) is proud to partner with the World Corrosion Organization (WCO) and ...

AMPP Stands Ready to Support U.S. Navy’s Push to Streamline Shipbuilding

Houston, Texas – (March 26, 2025) — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority on materials protection and performance, strongly supports the U.S. Navy’s call ...

AMPP Supports NTSB Call for Bridge Risk Assessments to Prevent Future Collapses

Houston, Texas – (March 21, 2025) — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority on materials protection and performance, expresses strong support for the National ...

AMPP Launches Unified Digital Library on the Silverchair Platform

Houston, Texas – (March 13, 2025) — Silverchair and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) announced the launch of the new AMPP (content) Store on the Silverchair Platform. The ...

CEO INTERVIEW SERIES: A Conversation with Dr. Gerald Frankel

AMPP is excited to introduce a new interview series where our CEO, Alan Thomas, sits down with notable industry figures to uncover invaluable insights from some of the brightest minds in materials protection ...

AMPP Launches New Philanthropic Organization for Workforce Development and Streamlines Governance to Address Emerging Global Challenges

Houston, Texas – (Jan. 29, 2025) — The Association for Materials Protection and Performance announces its creation of a nonprofit philanthropic organization focused solely on workforce development and ...

Materials Performance Hires Mersedeh Akhoondan as Technical Editor

Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. – (Jan. 27, 2025) — Dr. Mersedeh Akhoondan is joining the Materials Performance (MP) team as technical editor to replac e Jack Tinnea, MP’s long-time technical editor. ...

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 ...