Established in 1922, MacDermid is a worldwide specialty chemical manufacturer catering to the nonferrous rod and wire industry (ie. cleaning, pickling, plating, continuous rod casting, hot/cold rolling, and drawing).

Proven nonferrous rod (including continuous rod casting) and wire processes include the following Relubro products: Rod Draw series (rod/wire drawing); Wyrdraw series (rod/wire drawing); Syndraw series (rod/wire drawing); Mac Quench series (annealer quench); Rod Cast series (continuous casting); and Syncast series (continuous casting).

Other MacDermid products for the nonferrous wire industry include the Stantek series (high-speed tin on wire plating processes) and Barrett series (high-speed sulfamate nickel on wire plating process)