Profile: E.F. Westaway Ltd. specializes in chemical metal finishing processes such as pickling, passivating, phosphating, and macro etching on a wide variety of materials and products, including stainless steels, nickel alloys, titanium and mild steels. Pickling cleans stainless steel surfaces and promotes good corrosion resistance by removing contamination which may have been caused by welding, heat treatment, and fabrication operations. Phosphating is a chemical conversion process which converts the surface of iron bearing steels so that the coating becomes an integral part of the steel surface. It is widely used in industry and its application can substantially improve the performance of a product by providing corrosion protection, wear resistance, paint pre-treatment, and lubrication.