Application of the ePD™ process as a technical alternative to functional decorative chrome plating with chromium (VI) of plastic surfaces

Chromic acid was added to the REACH authorisation list in 2013 and its use has required authorisation in the EU since 2017. As a technical alternative, an embedded PVD process is used, in which the applied metal layer is enclosed between two UV coating layers. The final coating is REACH compliant and recyclable according to EU directives.