PF On the Line Podcast Interviews Mark Schario on Decorative Trivalent Plating

Columbia Chemical Executive Vice President Mark Schario was interviewed by Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis for an episode of their On the Line Podcast to discuss the latest innovations in decorative trivalent chromium plating technology. …

Innovation has arrived in Decorative Trivalent Plating with the introduction of Columbia Chemical’s TriCOL® Reclaim. The cost difference between hexavalent and trivalent chrome plating has always been a stumbling block for plating shops wanting to …

Columbia Chemical is pleased to announce the color approval of our TriCOL® Trivalent Chromium Plating Process.  Color style approval was granted for TriCOL Décor (white) to meet General Motors Color Master 495Y and TriCOL Blackjack to …

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 …