Ask the Expert: Plating with Zinc-Nickel: Benefits and Challenges

Explaining the Benefits of Zinc-Nickel and Overview of Alkaline & Acid Zn-Ni Chad Murphy, Technical Account Manager, was recently featured in the Ask the Expert column in Products Finishing magazine. Read his Q & A clinic here where …

The Finishers Advantage® is our way of describing the partnering approach that we use when we work with our plating shop customers. Columbia Chemical’s Finisher’s Advantage® Program is all about Partnering for Success. It is …

Brunswick, Ohio – Columbia Chemical is pleased to be celebrating 45 years of success dedicated to the company’s core purpose of Simplifying Surface Finishing®. Columbia Chemical was founded in 1975 when two talented chemists, William …

SPECTRAMATE® 25 is a Columbia Chemical signature product. Proven in the field for close to 15 years, it is extremely well known and widely used in the global marketplace, with multiple OEM spec approvals within …

COLFIN TTM 1016 is a torque tension modifier/lubricant for use over zinc and zinc alloy electroplated deposits. It increases the corrosion protection of the plated coating. The easy-to-use, water-based liquid is formulated with a built-in UV …

Columbia Chemical is pleased to announce the approval of our zinc nickel black process to the General Motors (GM) approved source list (MATSPC) in Korea under the GMW 4700 ZNNI Type B specification. The GMW …

As it pertains to the recent “Stay at Home” order from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Columbia Chemical is classified an “essential business” due to our operations as a supplier to manufacturing in critical industries such …

BRUNSWICK, OH– Columbia Chemical Corp. recently acquired Illinois-based Khemex Technical Sales with the goal of achieving greater expansion into the pre-treatment chemical market segment of the surface finishing industry. The move will also allow the …

In business since 1968, Medeco is a market leader in locks and locking systems for security, safety, and control. Their customer base includes wholesale and retail security providers, original equipment manufacturers, institutional, commercial, industrial, and …

A key benefit of the Columbia Chemical Finisher’s Advantage is giving our customers access to hands on training in our full-service lab. Ethan Smith of ProCoat Products, Inc. recently visited Columbia Chemical for a training …