MacDermid helped pioneer plating on plastic technology, and has since become globally recognized as an innovator and world-class solutions provider. Our MacPlex Systems have become the industry’s most widely used for plastic pretreatment and are used to plate an increasingly wide variety of plastic types for both aesthetic and functional applications. The systems have been utilized by some of the worlds largest plastic plates for over 20 years, exceeding all automotive and plumbing performance requirements.

From etching through to metallisation and subsequent chrome plating, each step has been developed, tested and optimized in MacDermid’s research laboratory facilities across the world. Cycles for all types of plastic substrates are available including ABS, Polycarbonate, Nylon, Polypropylene and other exotic plastics and plastic alloys.