Metal Coatings International Inc. began as a Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Metal Coatings Division, a division renowned as a developer and licensor of proprietary corrosion protective coatings for ferrous materials as well as Aluminum and Zinc substrates. Metal Coatings Division developed such successful products as ZINCROMET®, ZINCROPLEX®, ZINCROMETAL®, and DACROMET®, which revolutionized the performance expected out of automotive components.