TriCOL Reclaim® Success in Italy

Decorative Plating Success in Italy Galvanica Riva is a custom plating shop in Solaro, Italy, and a customer of Columbia Chemical’s global plating partner Tecnochimica. The company has been in business since 1962 and specializes …

Congratulations to Jacob Weingart, our Research Chemist, who was nominated and selected to be part of the Products Finishing 40 Under 40 Class of 2022. Jacob Weingart joined Columbia Chemical (Brunswick, Ohio) two years ago …

In a recent issue of Products Finishing Magazine, Stephen Roberts of Columbia Chemical provides an overview of the evolution of Zinc Nickel and discusses the benefits of adding acid zinc nickel capabilities to a plating …

There has been a substantial surge in worldwide interest in our TriCOL Reclaim Decorative Plating Process from environmentally conscious OEMs. Focused on color, corrosion protection and performance, many of these OEMs are gathering data and …

Despite being the worldwide Zinc plating expert for more than 45 years, Columbia Chemical experienced a first recently when our Zinc plating process was utilized in an art exhibit in New York. How does something …

Jeff Boehmer, CEF, will be on site at the Florida’s Finishers Conference January 28 to deliver a technical presentation entitled: What is the Future of Decorative Chrome Plating? Advancements in Decorative Trivalent Chromium Technology With …

Columbia Chemical has been consulted heavily by OEMs and Tier suppliers on the topic of zinc-nickel as the finish is incorporated into additional OEM specs and the market continues to grow. Zinc-Nickel has increasingly become …

In a recent issue of Products Finishing magazine, Chad Murphy of Columbia Chemical addressed common frustrations when running duplex nickel systems that can result in failing CASS tests. #asktheexpert Products Finishing Expert Clinic/Plating Chad Murphy, …

Columbia Chemical’s existing line of industry-leading trivalent chromium-based passivates is hexavalent chromium-free, complies with current ELV, RoHS, and REACH regulations and consistently meets and exceed OEM standard for corrosion protection. These products offer a trivalent …

Congratulations to our ‘Top Shop’ Customers! Congratulations to all those recognized as this year’s PF “Top Shops” honorees! Each year, Products Finishing Magazine conducts its in-depth Top Shops Benchmarking Survey, a program designed to aid …