The Mission: To fully grasp, understand and successfully apply the basics of anticorrosion coatings and novel concepts in corrosion protection – from substrate pretreatment through raw material selection and the protection mechanism, up to self-healing, biopolymers and self-repairing polymer films. This book explains and elaborates in some depth on the key principles of anticorrosion coatings. The Audience: Anybody involved in metal surfaces and/or coatings engineering – suppliers, users, experts and students alike. All those seeking a better understanding of the mutual interactions and roles of organic corrosion protection coatings. The Value: This book brings together all the disciplines involved in the creation and use of corrosion protection coatings for metals. It presents the latest insights into the quality and chemistry of surfaces, the proper way to prepare them by conversion treatment, the function of resins and anticorrosion pigments in paints, and novel concepts in corrosion protection. As an added bonus, all the standards and directives mentioned in the text are grouped together in their own chapter for a better overview.