SUSTAINABILITY
SPECIAL ON PLASTICS, MDF & GLASS
The First REACH Compliant Plating on Plastic Facility in Europe Edited by Coventya Coventya SAS - Villeneuve La Garenne, France
automotive@coventya.com
Š Coventya
Opening photo: A number of years ago, Coventya initiated a long-term R&D project focused on the removal of CrVI products used in the metallization of plastic parts for OEM automotive applications.
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- The second project is the development of a
he global metal finishing industry
A number of years ago, Coventya initiated
has been aware hazards of
a long-term R&D project focused on the
Chrome Free Etching technology that resulted
working with CrVI, not only for
removal of CrVI products used in the
in a new range of products called SILKEN BOND.
environmental reasons but also for the
metallization of plastic parts for OEM
health of people who work closely with
automotive applications (ref. Opening
Syncotech, former WAFA SPAIN, is a company
the suspect technologies.
photo):
located in Barcelona (Spain, Fig. 1) dedicated,
Due to REACH initiatives as well as
- The first project involved the development
among other business, to the plating of plastic
progressive companies desire to
of innovative Trivalent Chromium processes
parts with a commitment to workplace safety
become green, there is an urgent
resulting in a broad product range of
and environmental sustainability. Over the last
challenge for specialty chemical
TRISTAR technologies. These technologies
five years, Syncotech has industrialized, with
suppliers to eliminate this dangerous
have been available in the industry for over
great results, the Coventya range of TRISTAR
substance. Coventya is one such
five years with remarkable success replacing
processes replacing CrVI by CrIII in the back end
company.
CrVI by CrIII for decorative finishing
of its decorative finishing process.
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