Recently, Shaanxi Jutai New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its 30,000 mt annual nickel plate production line located at the Zhoushan base in Zhejiang has entered the final commissioning phase and will officially commence production in March 2026. It is understood that the nickel plate project to be launched mainly produces high-purity electrodeposited nickel plates, which will be widely used in the manufacturing fields of alloys and electroplating.

The sales of electroplating-grade nickel sulphate were also poor.

The PMI for the electroplating industry in June was 49.64%.

The final PMI index for the electroplating industry in August 2024 is 49.41%, currently remaining below the threshold level.

The final PMI for the electroplating industry in July 2024 was 49.82%, still below the 50 mark, but slightly rising compared to June.

The final reading of PMI for electroplating industry was 49.86, stayed in the contraction range. The production index in January was 49.17 as most electroplating factories were on holiday.

The final PMI for the electroplating industry in August 2024 was 49.41%, remaining below the expansion threshold.

[Baotou Inst Applies for Electroplating Nickel-Phosphorus Alloy Waste Liquid Regeneration Patent, Significantly Extending the Service Life of Electroplating Nickel-Phosphorus Alloy Plating Solution] Information from the National Intellectual Property Administration shows that Baotou Inst Rare Magnetic New Materials Co., Ltd. has applied for a patent titled "A Regeneration Method for Electroplating Nickel-Phosphorus Alloy Waste Liquid," with publication number CN 119392343 A and application date of January 2025. The patent abstract reveals that this invention discloses a regeneration method for electroplating nickel-phosphorus alloy waste liquid, in which the hypophosphite content exceeds 40 g/L, the phosphate content exceeds 15 g/L, and the total phosphorus element content exceeds 25 g/L. The regenerated plating solution provides the same performance as a new plating solution for plating workpieces and can significantly extend the service life of the electroplating nickel-phosphorus alloy plating solution.

Nickel sulphate (NiSO₄) is a common nickel compound widely used in electroplating, battery materials, and chemical reagents.

【Japanese Company Develops 4-micron Ultra-thin Copper Foil, Expected to Improve Lithium Battery Endurance】Japanese electroplating processing company TEIKOKU ION has developed an ultra-thin copper foil with a thickness of 4 microns (μm). By plating copper on both sides of the resin film, the strength is increased and the thickness is reduced to half of the original. It is envisioned to be used as electrode material for lithium batteries, which can extend the driving range of battery electric vehicles (EVs). (CaiLian Press)