The Society For Surface Protective Coatings- India

Prof. A.S.Khanna, Chairman

About us

SSPC - India

About Us

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 thea 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 Kansai Nerolac Paints , Carboline India Pvt Ltd , Tyco Adhesives India Pvt.Ltd , Ashish Coatings Technologies , Graco Inc 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.

Our Objectives

To create a forum where all paint related personnel’s can discuss, share their thoughts and work for a common goal for the enhancement of knowledge in paint coatings.
Organize technical meetings by eminent personnel’s from educational institutions and industry on specific topics on paint coatings and surface preparation.
Organize educational courses and training programmes.
Organize at least one major activity as National / International conference to focus new research, inventions in paint coatings and surface preparation.
Possibly work together to make new or modify existing standards suitable for our environment.

Courses/Workshops Conducted by SSPC

2 day Intensive Course on Corrosion & its Control in Heat Exchangers,18-19thFeb.2005, at Thermax Ltd, Pune.
First Canadian Indian Workshop on Pipeline Integrity, 24 th Nov.2007 at Hotel Residence, Bombay.
2 day Intensive Course on Surface Engg. In Automotive Industry,28-29 th March 2014, Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore.
3 day Intensive Course on Corrosion & its control in Chemical Industries, 12-14 th June 2014 at Uday, Vikroli, Mumbai..
2 day Intensive Course on Alternative Materials for Automotive Industry, 7-8 th July at V E Commercial Vehicle Ltd., Indore
2 day Intensive Course on Industrial Corrosion &its Control, 11-12 th Sept.2014, Rodas, Mumbai.
3 day Intensive course on Pipeline Corrosion, 21-23 rd May, 2015, Dreams The Mall, Bhandup, Mumbai.
One day Workshop on Graphene and its applications August 10, 2016, VMCC Convention Center, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
Conducted 35 Certification courses (3-4 days Level 1 & Level 2) on Paint Coatings-Inspection & Quality Control from 2007-2020

International Symposium Conducted by SSPC India

1 st International Conference on ‘Paints Coating & Cathodic Protection’ Nov. 2003, IIT Bombay.
2 nd International Conference on ‘Surface Coating s’ October 7-9, 2004, Hotel Intercontinental, The Grand, Bombay
3 rd International Symposium on “Surface Protective Coating s” SSPC India 2005, November 14-16, 2005, Hotel International, The Grand, Bombay
4 th International Symposium on “Surface Protective Coating s” SSPC India 2006, November 24-26, 2006, Hotel Leela, Bombay
5 th International Symposium on “Surface Protective Coating s” SSPC India 2007, along with one day workshop on Pipeline Integrity, November 26-28, 2007, Hotel The Residence, Bombay
6 th International Symposium on “Surface Protective Coating s & Paint Expo” SSPC India 2009, February 25-28, 2009, Hotel Cidade De Goa, Goa, India
7 th International Symposium on “Surface Protective Coating s & Paint Expo” SSPC India 2010, January 28-30, 2010, Hotel Le Meridien, Pune, India
8 th International Symposium on “Surface Protective Coating s & Paint Expo” SSPC India 2011, March 03-05, 2011 at Habitat Centre New Delhi, India
9 th International Symposium on Surface Protective Coatings and First Indo-German Conference on Surface Engineering, Sheraton Bangalore, Dec. 7-9, 2011
10 th International Symposium on Surface Protective coating India 15-16, Feb. 2012, at Hotel Ramada Powai Mumbai
11 th International Symposium on Surface Protective coating India 19-21, January. 2014, at Gujarat.
12 th International Symposium on Surface Engineering , Paints & Coating, October 7-9, 2015 at Greater Noida, NCT of Delhi.
13 th International Symposium on Surface Engineering. & Paint Coatings, Feb. 15- 17, 2017 at Hotel Sheraton Grand, Pune.
New Vistas in Surface Engineering and Corrosion Protection Strategies, September 15-16, 2017 at Hotel Rodas an Ecotel, Powai, Mumbai
14 th International Conference on Surface Protective Coatings & Paint Coatings, Cum EXPO, April 11-12, 2019, CIDCO Convention Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.