Metal Powder Works reports 630% increase in order backlog as powder sales grow
Metal Powder Works Limited (MPW), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has reported an increase in production powder sales in its quarterly activities report for the period ended 30 September 2026.
The company disclosed an order backlog of A$1.3 million (approximately $892,200), representing an increase of more than 630% quarter-on-quarter, while its quarterly revenue was approximately A$0.2 million (approximately $137,300).
MPW also reported that over 80% of its revenue came from production-use powder sales, compared with 48% a year earlier. The company received 23 quarterly orders, 16 of which were from repeat customers.
During the quarter, the company also secured a two-year supply agreement with Embassy Powdered Metals, valued at approximately A$855,000 (approximately $586,800), for copper powder used in the infiltration of press-and-sintered components. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in January 2027.
The company has brought forward its target of approximately 800 tonnes of installed annual capacity from 2028 to the first half of 2027.
MPW’s Al6061 aluminium alloy powder was also qualified for cold spray applications by the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) through the US Army Research Laboratory.
Commenting on the September quarter, John Barnes, CEO, MPW, said: “This quarter demonstrated the inflection point that we have been waiting for. Our quality of revenue, meaning revenue from powder sales and repeat production orders, grew significantly. Powder sales are now more than 80% of what we earn. Our pipeline has more than doubled since the beginning of the calendar year.”
Barnes added: “Sales and Operations are working together to build the pipeline and convert it to revenue. On the Additive Manufacturing front, we continue to expand our test and evaluation programmes, tripling them year over year. In the powder metallurgy market, we are converting companies one at a time with the Embassy LTA and the Jet Metals Powder Partner agreement. As a result, we have accelerated our capacity expansion. Our Al6061 powder was qualified for cold spray through the US Army Research Laboratory. We are confident in our technology and its ability to disrupt these markets and achieve meaningful commercial scale.”
Three separate purchase orders have also since been received for its Zircaloy-4 (Zr-4) zirconium powder from US nuclear and defence organisations.
