Abstract: This paper reviews the latest development of environment-friendly anti-rust coatings at home and abroad. The base resins and their modifications，including water-borne epoxy resin，water-borne acrylic resin，water-borne polyaniline resin，water-borne inorganic zinc-rich resin，are reviewed. Nontoxic anticorrosion pigments and anti-rust mechanisms，such as nanocomposite Fe-Ti powder，phosphate，aluminum dihydrogen tripolyphosphate and so on，are also introduced. The application，existing problems and future development of environment-friendly anti-rust coatings are also discussed.