Japanese Fastener Industry in Urgent Need of Tackling the Decrease of Electroplating Plants

Japanese electroplating plants are decreasing in numbers. This is a nerve-cracking problem for local fastener makers who need to outsource fastener electroplating. The shutdown of some electroplating plants in the Greater Tokyo Area forces fastener makers to select new partnering electroplating plants. However, the status quo is that even with multiple electroplating partners at hand, electroplating speed is still unable to keep up with shipment. In order to postpone the shutdown of electroplating plants, some fastener makers even go as far as to throw funds into electroplating plants. The reasons for the increasing shutdown of electroplating plants include lack of successors, high cost and low profits, and problems with waste water discharge.