RESEARCH INTO SAFER CHROME PLATING COULD BOOST DEMAND FOR CHROMIUM
March 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DEMAND for chromium could receive a boost from European Union (EU)-funded research that has used nanotechnology to help fix chrome finishes onto plastic materials to make auto parts look classy, while reducing vehicle weight, has been hailed as a success. The EU executive the European Commission has released a report on the benefits of the Ecsam project, which is being followed up with studies into other ways of attaching metallic finishes to plastics. This technology could be of increasing importance to an auto sector looking for ways to reduce ...
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