PyroGenesis discusses NexGen titanium powder scale-up
PyroGenesis Inc, based in Montreal, Canada, has provided an update on its Additive Manufacturing business strategy, centred on the company’s NexGen plasma atomised titanium powder production process.
The company said it has spent the past several years preparing its Additive division for significant production expansion, with the aim of attracting investment to support the next phase of growth. The required investment was originally thought to come primarily from an eventual spin-off of the division into a stand-alone entity but, more recently, joint ventures are reported to have become an option as well.
Efforts to prepare the Additive division for further expansion include:
- Continuous improvement of production processes
- Reducing operational costs (for example, a further ~20% reduction was achieved through technical and workflow upgrades since the last operational update was released in March 2025)
- Building critical mass across the existing product range by developing repeat customer relationships
- Expanding the customer base across key industry segments, including aerospace, medical, defence, contract manufacturing, electronics and alloy producers
- Developing additional products from existing production runs (for example, in December 2025, the company introduced an off-cut powder product to complement its fine- and coarse-cut products).
- De-risking product offerings by expanding powder suitability to three broad-based applications: Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB); Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB) and Direct Energy Deposition (DED).
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The company states that momentum for the Additive division continues to grow, providing progress towards its long-term strategic goals. It added that the company had been approached by a corporation interested in securing distribution and/or production capability for the Middle East region, potentially as part of a joint venture.
PyroGenesis also said it had signed a contract towards a potential titanium powder distribution agreement with a materials firm supplying the Asian electronics market. The potential agreement would include distribution to electronics, medical, and aerospace industries in that region.
