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A comparison of electroless and electrolytic nickel.(Electroless Nickel Supplement)(Cover story)

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Gold and silver are truly precious metals and gain the attention of investors around the globe. But if profits were your main objective, you could not have done better than an investment in the nickel metal market a few years ago. After increasing more than 500% over the past three years, nickel has since settled in below $15 lb but is not expected to drop below $10/lb.

This new baseline for nickel metal pricing has resulted in surcharges and other cost increases for platers. Many were slow to pass on the increases, even though it had a significant impact on costs for plated components. The impact of increased nickel prices was especially hard ...

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