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MPI Approved Products – Information

MPI’s Approved Products List (APL) is the industry standard for finding the right product to fit the job. With myriad standards covering a wide array of architectural and light industrial painting situations, the APL is here to support the needs of contractors, architects, specifiers, and manufacturers.
The APL is available as a searchable and filterable list, as well as in two indexed formats: by MPI standard number as well as by Group. The Group index is divided on the axis of both interior versus exterior as well as solvent-based versus water-based. These are the same groups used to delineate the MPI Standards Community.

Environmental Performance
Environmental
Performance
The Master Painter's Glossary

To keep pace with modern developments, and support the selection of environmentally friendly coatings, MPI offers the Extreme Green™ (“X-Green”) standards, which incorporate MPI’s Green Performance Standards (GPS).

Performance Standards
Performance
Standards
The Master Painter's Glossary

Learn more about the types of standards MPI has to offer, and how each support the industry in different ways.

MPI Champion 2024
MPI CHAMPIONS
The Master Painter's Glossary

The MPI Champion Program celebrates the industry's best by recognizing paint and coatings manufacturers who set the standard in product performance, sustainability, education, and commitment.

MPI Listing Manufacturers
MPI Listing
Manufacturers
The Master Painter's Glossary

View the up to date list of manufacturers who have products on the Approved Products List

500 Series

Developed in collaboration with industry experts and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the MPI 500 Series Standards establish consistent product performance testing criteria for coatings used on industrial infrastructure assets.

Knowledge Base Questions and Answers
Knowledge Base Questions
and Answers
The Master Painter's Glossary

Want to take a deeper dive into MPI’s Testing and Listing Program? Check out our Knowledge Base for commonly asked questions and answers on anything from standard types to the benefits of listing with MPI.