Nickel Plating Chips
Nickel plating chips are made of a pure form of nickel designed specifically for nickel plating applications in anode baskets.
Nickel chips are produced using a unique carbonyl gas refining process at the Clydach refinery in the United Kingdom.
The controlled and consistent purity of nickel chips and the advantages associate with its distinctive shape make this product ideal for use in the most demanding applications with anode baskets:
• Carbonyl refining produces the purest form of nickel available.
• The chips’ unique shape prevents the formation of bridges in anode baskets.
• The chips can be arranged quickly and evenly in the baskets, thus ensuring uniform current density and premium grade depositions.
• They are easy and safe to handle – no sharp edges.
• They ensure 100% anode efficiency and dissolve completely in most of plating solutions containing nickel chloride.
They have been tested and approved by leading nickel-plating processors in the world.
Dissolution produces a small amount of metallic residue which can be contained using cloth anode bags.
Chips are produced in accordance with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 18001:2007 standards.
Nickel P-Pellets
Nickel P-Pellets™ are a high-purity form of nickel widely used for electroplating with titanium anode baskets. P-Pellets™ are produced by a unique carbonyl gas refining process at the Clydach Nickel Refinery in the UK.
The controlled and consistent purity of P-Pellets™ and the advantages associated with its distinctive shape make this product ideal for general-purpose plating with titanium anode baskets:
• Carbonyl refining produces the purest form of nickel available.
• Unique shape prevents the formation of bridges and voids in the basket.
• Settles uniformly in basket, ensuring uniform current density and high quality deposits.
• Flows easily into regular and shaped baskets with standard mesh sizes.
• Ideal for use with automated basket loading devices.
• Safe to handle (no sharp edges).
• Dissolves at 100% anode efficiency in common nickel plating solutions (containing chlorides).
Dissolution produces a small amount of metallic residue which can be contained using cloth anode bags. P-Pellets™ are produced in compliance with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 18001:2007 standards.
Nickel R-Rounds
Vale™ Electrolytic Nickel R-Rounds™ are a high purity form of nickel specifically designed for electroplating with titanium anode baskets.
The controlled and consistent quality of R-Rounds™ and their distinctive shape and size make them ideally suited for general purpose plating with titanium anode baskets:
• High purity.
• Unique shape prevents the formation of bridges that can create voids in the basket load.
• Unique shape ensures good solution flow and mixing through the basket.
• Settles uniformly in basket, ensuring uniform current density and high quality deposits.
• Flows easily into regular and shaped baskets of various mesh sizes.
• Safe to handle (no sharp edges).
• Dissolves at 100% anode efficiency in common nickel plating solutions (containing chlorides).
• Produces minimal metallic residues upon dissolution.
• Proven and trusted by the world’s leading electroplaters.
R-Rounds™ are produced by electrolytic refining at Vale’s Thompson Nickel Refinery in Manitoba, Canada, in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 standards.
Nickel S-Pellets
Nickel S-Pellets™ are a high purity form of sulphur-activated nickel widely used for electroplating with titanium anode baskets.
S-Pellets™ are produced by a unique carbonyl gas refining process at the Clydach Nickel Refinery in the UK.
The controlled and consistent purity of S-Pellets™ and the advantages associated with its distinctive shape and sulphur activation make this product attractive for high-end plating (e.g. high-speed engineering, electronics, electroforming) with titanium anode baskets:
• Carbonyl refining produces the purest form of nickel available.
• Sulphur activation promotes uniform dissolution and low operating voltage, even in chloride-free plating bath.
• Unique shape prevents the formation of bridges and voids in the basket.
• Settles uniformly in basket, ensuring uniform current density and high quality deposits.
• Flows easily into regular and shaped baskets with standard mesh sizes.
• Ideal for use with automated basket loading devices.
• Safe to handle (no sharp edges).
• Dissolves at 100% anode efficiency in common nickel plating solutions – with or without chlorides.
• Dissolution produces minimal metallic residues.
The sulphur in this product does not enter the plating solution; it forms an insoluble nickel sulphide residue, which is 100% contained using cloth anode bags, where it acts to remove unwanted copper impurities.
Nickel S-Rounds
Vale™ Electrolytic Nickel S-Rounds™ are a high purity form of sulphur-activated nickel specifically designed for electroplating with titanium anode baskets – especially in chloride-free plating baths.
The sulphur in this product does not enter the plating solution; it forms an insoluble nickel sulphide residue, which is 100% contained using cloth anode bags, where it acts to remove unwanted copper impurities.
The controlled and consistent quality of S-Rounds™, their distinctive shape and size, and the advantages of sulphur activation make Vale™ S-Rounds™ ideally suited for high-end electroplating applications (e.g. high-speed engineering, electronics, electroforming):
•High purity.
• Sulphur activation promotes uniform dissolution and low operating voltage, even in chloride-free plating baths.
• Unique shape prevents the formation of bridges and voids in the basket.
• Unique shape ensures good solution flow and mixing through the basket.
• Settles uniformly in basket, ensuring uniform current density and high quality deposits.
• Flows easily into regular and shaped baskets of various mesh sizes.
• Safe to handle (no sharp edges).
• Dissolves at 100% anode efficiency in common nickel plating solutions – with or without chlorides.
• Produces minimal metallic residues upon dissolution
• Proven and trusted by the world’s leading electroplaters
S-Rounds™ are produced by electrolytic refining at Vale’s Thompson Nickel Refinery in Manitoba, Canada, in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 standards.
VALE INCO Nickel Strips
Vale™ electrolytic nickel is the world’s leading brand of electroplating nickel. Full size cathodes are produced by electrolytic refining at Vale’s Thompson Nickel Refinery in Manitoba, Canada.
Being non-activated, electrolytic nickel strip requires chloride ions in the plating solution to dissolve efficiently.
Its distinctive thickness has made INCO Electrolytic Nickel Strip a premium product for plating without anode baskets
The controlled and consistent quality of the Thompson refining process have established Vale™ Electrolytic Nickel Cathode as an industry standard for general purpose electroplating:
• High purity.
• Thickest cathode available (~15 mm).
• Smooth, bright and defect-free surface.
• Produces minimal metallic residues upon dissolution.
• Dissolves at 100% anode efficiency in common nickel plating solutions (containing chlorides).
• Proven and trusted by the world’s leading electroplaters.
• Available in form of squares or strips cut to the desired size, most usually:
| STD. WIDTHS AVAILABLE | STANDARD LENGTHS AVAILABLE | ||||||
| 100mm width | 400mm, | 500mm, | 600mm, | 700mm, | 800mm, | 900mm, | 1000mm (incl. trims) |
| 200mm width | 400mm, | 500mm, | 600mm, | 700mm, | 800mm, | 900mm, | 1000mm (inc. trims) |
(Other non-standard dimensions are available upon request)
Standard Chemical Analysis (wt %)
Ni >99.91
Co 0.6
Cu 0.01
C 00035
Fe 0.002
S 00002
As 0.013
Pb 0.003
Zn 0.002
