Plating on plastic is one of the largest markets growing within the plating industry. Manufacturers are cutting costs by utilizing plastic for a wide variety of parts, from washing machines to car ...

Chrome plating is set to be banned over health-related issues, with one of them being the risk of lung cancer. The move might lead to a serious shift in car design. That may sound a bit like "the ...

The European Union (EU) has recently proposed a plan to ban the use of chrome plating materials from 2024. According to the EU, this proposal is necessary because of health reasons. The ban is ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The plating on plastics market is expected to grow by USD 275.75 million during 2020-2024, according to Technavio. The report offers a detailed analysis of the impact of COVID ...

Classic car owners in Europe might want to start stockpiling bumpers grilles, hubcaps, wire wheels and exhaust tailpipe finishers. Why? Because if the EU gets its way the chrome that gives each their ...

Since 1986, California has classified hexavalent chrome as a toxic air contaminant to which there is no safe level of exposure. Despite that, it remains the ingredient used in chrome plating, but ...

California air regulators voted Thursday to ban the use of a highly toxic metal for restoring classic car parts, protecting aviation components and producing a lustrous metallic finish for a variety ...

Custom polyetheretherketone (PEEK) fasteners are now available for plating and chemical-processing applications. Perpl-CP fasteners are electrically insulative with good mechanical strength and ...