September 2019, Vol. 246, No. 9
Associations in the News
NACE International, SSPC Consider Merger
NACE International and The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) said they have continued discussions of a potential merger and will ask their members to vote on the matter within a year.
In a joint announcement, NACE and SSPC said their leaders “recently convened to hold further discussion about options and approaches to combining the organizations to mutually benefit the members of both organizations.”
The meeting was deemed a success and led to multiple positive outcomes, according to NACE President Terry Greenfield and SSPC President Garry Manous.
“During the meeting, the participants from NACE and SSPC worked together to create a timeline for moving forward with the goal of having a membership vote by the second quarter of 2020,” according to the joint announcement. “In the meantime, both organizations will provide informational webinars and small group information sessions prior to the vote to enable members to have a thorough understanding of what is involved in any cooperative relationship between the two organizations.”
Founded in 1943, Houston-based NACE, “The Worldwide Corrosion Authority,” is the largest nonprofit of its kind, with more than 38,000 members in 130 countries. With offices in the U.K., China, Malaysia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and a training center in Dubai, the organization serves all industries impacted by corrosion. NACE offers technical training and certification programs, industry standards, reports, conferences, and publications focused on corrosion prevention and mitigation.
Pittsburgh-based SSPC was founded in 1950 as the Steel Structures Painting Council, a non-profit professional society focused on the use of protective coatings to protect industrial steel structures. With offices in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and China, more than 16,000 professionals and 420 companies worldwide carry active SSPC certifications. P&GJ
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