Tekna receives CA$ 1.5M titanium AM powder order from defence Tier 1 supplier
Tekna Holding ASA, headquartered in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, has received a purchase order valued at CA$ 1.5 million for high-performance titanium powder used in Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing. The order was placed by an undisclosed US defence Tier-1 supplier and represents a threefold increase compared to previous orders from the customer.
The expanded volume applies to deliveries scheduled throughout 2026 and reflects the customer’s growing demand for Tekna’s premium Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) titanium powder, particularly within the high-value prime particle size range.
The new order will be included in the company’s order intake for the first quarter of 2026. This order is in addition to the CA$ 2.0 million order to another US defence Tier-1 supplier announced on January 6, 2026 (included in the order intake of the fourth quarter 2025).
For the fourth quarter of 2025, the company will report total order intake of CA$ 12.2 million, comprising CA$ 9.1 million in materials and CA$ 3.1 million in systems. This also includes significant titanium and aluminium powder orders totalling CA$ 1.3 million from a major European aerospace and defence original equipment manufacturer.
“The strong Q4 order intake and this significant order early in the year may signal a rebound in the Additive Manufacturing industry, supported by rising defence budgets,” said Claude Jean, Chief Executive Officer of the company. “We are seeing encouraging momentum, particularly in aerospace and defence, as well as continued strength among medical customers.”
