Plating and anodizing chemicals include metal salts, anode materials, and other consumables for the electro deposition or electroplating of metal films. Electrodeposition is a process that deposits a metal at cathode from a solution of its ions. It places a substrate in a vessel of metallic salt solution and passes an electric current through the container. For electroplating application, plating and anodizing chemicals include the electrode that is to be plated, a plating anode to complete the circuit, an electrolyte that contains metal ions to be deposited, and a direct current source. Plating and anodizing chemicals and its supplies are used in electroplating, electroless plating, metal spraying, electrophoretic and vacuum metallization processes.

Electroplating will place the substrate in a jug of metallic salt solution and passes a current through the container. Whereas electroless plating use a water-based reducing agent devoid of an external electrical source. Electrophoretic coating process is similar to electroplating, but applies a coating made from organic resin instead of metallic ions. Vacuum metallization is planned to reduce heat move and thermal short-circuiting in multi-layer application. Plating and anodizing chemicals for specialized or proprietary processes are also available now. Metal spraying is used with high-tensile pieces that could not be electroplated due to hydrogen embitterment.