Decorative technologies include advanced copper, nickel, nickel alloy and chrome plating systems that are designed to meet the environmental, appearance and performance criteria of today's demanding global markets, including OEM automotive.
Copper
Our CUBRAC acid copper technologies provide industry-leading performance benefits such as non-stick deposits with superior leveling and whiteness at low current. CUBRAC's line of acid-copper technologies includes dye-based, low-dye and dye-free processes designed to meet the specific requirements of a wide range of substrates, including plastic, aluminum and die-cast zinc.
Non-Cyanide Alkaline Copper Technologies' DIASTAR line provides industry-leading systems for applying a variety of copper deposits, from dull to bright, to steel, galvanized aluminum, and zinc die-cast base metals.
Nickel
Nickel Technologies includes a full range of high-gloss, satin, semi-gloss/sulfur-free, high sulfur, microporous and crackle systems to provide decorative finishes with improved and extended corrosion protection and the appearance demanded by today's markets. . The CRYSTAL line with bright nickel technologies, the CRITERION line with semi-shiny/sulfur-free and micro-interrupted systems, and our SATIN CRYSTAL line with satin nickel decorative processes designed to meet the global needs of our customers.
Thanks to recent government regulations including ELV, Reach, RoHS, and requirements to eliminate health hazards in the workplace, the market for trivalent chromium systems to eliminate hexavalent chromium for decorative applications has grown significantly. In addition to environmental regulations, vehicle manufacturers around the world are demanding more stringent anti-corrosion performance to meet Russian dirt corrosion requirements, CASS and NSST.