Markets are constantly in search of more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives for the current manufacturing processes for automotive interiors. AIAG in North America is having a major influence on the development of a shift toward the use of Cr3 for plastic electroplating instead of Cr6. Taiyo is aware of these changes and has been producing Cr3 parts in mass production for some of the most important OEMs in the industry. Taiyo has also been producing 100% Cr6-free plated parts for the European market since 2022 and has taken the lead for sustainable, high-quality plastic plating since then.

• AIAG policy toward chromium plating
• Hexavalent, trivalent and 100% hexavalent chrome-free plating
• Decorative electroplating
• Sustainability
• New plating processes