SSPC India - was founded in July 2004, as a non-profit professional society concerned with the use of coatings to protect industrial steel structures. SSPC India: The Society for Surface Protective Coatings serves its members and advances the industry through standards, regulatory advocacy, education and information exchange. It has the large membership of companies such as facility owners, paint manufacturers, painting contractors, architectural, engineering and construction firms, educators, industrial hygienists, environmental specialists, fabricators, consultants and inspectors, coatings testing labs, equipment suppliers, and raw material suppliers.

This is an association of professionals engaged in educational institutes, industrial houses and any other bodies interested in the area of protecive coatings, corrosion science. The Society for Surface Protective Coating - India was founded in July 2004 and is registered under societies registration act of 1850 to the Registrar of Charitable trust. Society is formed to exercise control and manage the activities connected with the field of protective coatings.

Most of the reputed paint companies, such as Goodlass, Nerolac, Akzo Nobel, Denso, CDC Carboline, Tyco Adhesives, Ashish Coatings, Graco have stressed the need for this forum to discuss the important aspects of High Performance Coatings for corrosion protection. Present requirements and future planning on the advanced systems needs to be addressed in details to make this subject popular among industry, esp ecially, Oil & Gas, Chemical, Offshore Structures, Navy and Shipping.