Vale™ Electrolytic Nickel S-Rounds™ are a high purity form of sulfuractivated nickel specifically designed for electroplating with titanium anode baskets - especially in chloride-free plating baths.

The sulphur in this product does not enter the plating solution; it forms an insoluble nickel sulphide residue, which is 100% contained using cloth anode bags, where it acts to remove unwanted copper impurities.

The controlled and consistent quality of S-Rounds™, their distinctive shape and size, and the advantages of sulfur activation make Vale™ S-Rounds™ ideally suited for high-end electroplating applications (e.g. high-speed engineering, electronics, electroforming):

• High purity

• Sulfur activation promotes uniform dissolution and low operating voltage, even in chloride-free plating baths

• Unique shape prevents the formation of bridges and voids in the basket

• Unique shape ensures good solution flow and mixing through the basket

• Settles uniformly in basket, ensuring uniform current density and high quality deposits

• Flows easily into regular and shaped baskets of various mesh sizes

• Safe to handle (no sharp edges)

• Dissolves at 100% anode efficiency in common nickel plating solutions - with or without chlorides

• Produces minimal metallic residues upon dissolution

• Proven and trusted by the world's leading electroplaters

S-Rounds™ are produced by electrolytic refining at Vale's Thompson Nickel Refinery in Manitoba, Canada, in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 standards.

For further information about our products, please visit our website (www.vale.com) or contact a regional sales representative.