Columbia Chemical

"Columbia Chemical began as the partnership of two talented chemists who rented space in a former textile mill in Cleveland, Ohio in 1975. The surface finishing industry was moving toward alkaline cyanide-free zinc plating, and the founders of Columbia Chemical led the way with their breakthrough COLZINC® ACF-II Process. The Columbia brand name grew and exports increased, prompting the move in 1992 to Brunswick, Ohio. Columbia joined the ranks of ISO:9000 certified companies in that same time period. An increase in direct sales to plating shops required an expanded product line, including cleaners, hexavalent chromates, and sealers and topcoats. Products like PICKLE PAL®, LAC-CHRO-SEAL, Zinc-Chro-SHIELD® and COLZINC® ACF-II became synonymous with dependability. International distribution and licensee network expansion followed. Columbia Chemical provides high quality, specialty plating chemistries to the surface finishing industry. For more than 40 years, we have been defined by innovative R&D, quality manufacturing, responsive customer service and expert product technical support. Over the last decade, we have had a focus in developing green technologies that pose less of an impact on the environment. Our company headquarters is located in Brunswick, Ohio and was built in 2008 to provide an expanded location to support our rapid growth and expansion. Our current facility is home to our manufacturing, warehousing, laboratories and administrative offices."