ELECTROLESS PLATING PROCESS AND PRETREATING AGENT USED THEREFOR

摘要

PURPOSE: Provided is an electroless plating process for forming effectively a uniform plating film resorting to a synergistic effect to be brought about by a conductive metal oxide and a reduction catalyst metal such as palladium that are contained in a coating film of a pretreating agent(or solution or primer). CONSTITUTION: In the electroless plating process, a film containing a conductive metal oxide is formed on a surface of a nonconductive material, and the resulting nonconductive material is subjected to electroless plating. The pretreating agent contains at least a conductive metal oxide, a resin, and a substance which captures and immobilizes a reduction catalyst metal.