Members of the world's two largest anti-corrosion organizations voted overwhelmingly in favour of the merger

the American Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) and NACE International each issued a statement on Tuesday (April 21) announcing that the two members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the mergerThe two-week voting period ended on April 17th, after more than a year of discussions between the leaders of the two organizationsAccording to the two associations, 88.3 per cent of SSPC members and 89 per cent of NACE members voted in favour of the mergerSSPC Chairman Joseph Walker said: "This is historic for SSPC members and for the coatings and corrosion industryThe level of participation and interest throughout the process, as well as the impressive results of the poll, show that the industry is passionate about the potential for such a mergerIn building this new organization, I look forward to working with NACE colleaguesTerry Greenfield, chairman ofNACE, added: "NaCE members say a loud 'yes' to the peopleAs a member and chairman of NACE, I am extremely excited about this resultThis will bring more benefits and resources to the members of both organizations and will have a strong positive impact on the coatings and corrosion industries worldwide"
both organizations responded to earlier updates that most aspects of the merger would not take place immediatelyin fact, a few steps need to be taken first, particularly in efforts to identify new governance and membership structuresin a joint statement, Bill Worms, executive director ofSSPC, and Bob Chalker, CEO of NACE, said: "From the moment each of us starts working for us, we believe that our members can become stronger together"
" we are committed to providing the best service, education and products for our members, and we are confident that this combined organization will achieve this goal, even more We are pleased to see everyone working together and look forward to a bright future for SSPC and NACE members "