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ARGUNA® C-100

New connector plating standard for plug contacts in high power applications

Our silver-graphite dispersion electrolyte ARGUNA® C-100 is specially developed for connector contacts used in high-power applications (e.g. high-power charging / HPC). It provides a contact layer on your connectors which is clearly superior to conventional coatings: over 50,000 mating cycles without adverse wear and thus the best possible charging performance at all times without restriction - the new standard in this field.

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RHODUNA® Alloy

RHODUNA® Alloy – abrasion resistant like no other bright white rhodium coating

Umicore's RHODUNA® Alloy has earned the title "the bright queen" due to its superiority over other rhodium coatings on the market. In addition to its brilliant white final layer, it not only has all the benefits of pure rhodium layers - it also 'shines' with a clear cost advantage and unsurpassed abrasion resistance. It is precisely this abrasion resistance that has now been impressively confirmed by the independent professional committee for economic development FRANCÉCLAT in Paris (France), which serves the jewelry industry, among others.

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PLATINODE® HC

Electrodes enable noticeable saving of energy & CO2

Due to current electricity prices, our specially developed electrodes (PLATINODE® HC) have a particularly positive effect on production costs, especially in energy-intensive hard chrome plating - while at the same time reducing the CO2 footprint. In addition, they are durable and easy to handle, which makes our electrodes more cost-effective than their conventional lead variants in the medium term anyway.

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Our Electroplating division develops products for electroplating (precious metal) for the highest demands for both technical and decorative applications. Well-known manufacturers from a wide range of sectors, such as the semiconductor, communications and electronics industries, as well as from the jewellery industry, for example, directly or indirectly purchase components coated with our products.

Modern electroplating (precious metal) coatings
^{for the highest demands in technical and decorative applications}

Competence, commitment and especially creativity have made us one of the world's leading manufacturers of electroplated products for surface finishing. Our ability to recognise new trends at an early stage and to respond to them through appropriate research and development consolidates our position as a contact partner for new challenges in which sustainability, quality and cost-effectiveness are equally important.

Give your product the decisive advantage -
a perfect surface through electroplating.

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EcoVadis Gold Award - Sustainable and Social Corporate Responsibility - Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions - Goldmedal

AURUNA 311 - Hard gold electrolyte for direct gold plating of stainless steel - Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions - 40 years

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Precious metal prices

Here you can find the current prices of precious metals processed by us. All prices are Umicore sales prices (processed). Further details, charts and price trends can be found on the Umicore Precious Metal Management page.

47 Ag Silver

24.54 $/troz 08-06-2023

79 Au Gold

1,969.90 $/troz 08-06-2023

78 Pt Platinum

1,024.00 $/troz 08-06-2023

48 Pd Palladium

1,397.00 $/troz 08-06-2023

45 Rh Rhodium

6,200.00 $/troz 08-06-2023

77 Ir Iridium

4,600.00 $/troz 08-06-2023

44 Ru Ruthenium

465.00 $/troz 08-06-2023

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On our website you will get an insight into coating processes for various applications, which are successfully used worldwide. Our experts will also be happy to advise you directly on your specific application and work with you to find the right process.

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