Well-Known Metal Powder Metallurgy Companies

Metal powder refers to a group of metal particles with a size of less than 1mm. It includes single metal powder, alloy powder and certain refractory compound powders with metallic properties, which are the main raw materials for powder metallurgy. With the increasing application of powder metallurgy products, the size, shape and performance requirements of metal powder particles are getting higher and higher. The technology for producing metal powder in the world is mainly in the hands of a few companies. The following editor takes stock of the world's well-known metal powder companies.

According to the latest search results in 2024, the following is the ranking of domestic and foreign companies in the field of powder metallurgy:

Well-known metal powder companies

GKN Powder Metallurgy
Its subsidiary Hoeganaes is one of the world's largest metal powder producers.
Main business:
Sintered components: engines, transmissions, metal injection moldings, pumps, chassis, compressors, bearings, filters; metal powders: metal powder additives, brazing materials, alloy steel atomization, magnetic powders.
Company advantages:
Owning 33 production bases in 9 countries; the new joint venture produces automotive-grade metal powders in China; in North America, it has a joint venture with TLS Technik to produce titanium alloy powders for additive manufacturing; through the combination of materials and processes, the success rate of "powder metallurgy design" is improved.

Yangzhou Baolai
Market share: about 7%
Main products: high-performance powder metallurgy parts
Shanghai Automotive Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
Main products: powder metallurgy manufacturing of automotive parts
Technical cooperation: CPMA Alliance member

XY Electronics Technology Co.,Ltd
Scientific research strength: strong R&D team and multiple patented technologies
Industry contribution: Participate in the pilot work of industrial technology innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology

 

 Höganäs Company
Its largest metal powder production group in the world (accounting for about 37% of production).
Main business:
Brazing: iron-based filler metal, special nickel-based solder; Inductor solutions: iron-based magnetic powder, powder core; Sintered parts: pure pre-alloyed Cr powder, low-alloy powder; Surface thermal spraying: nickel-based surfacing powder, high-temperature wear-resistant powder; 3D printing: Digital Metal® patent; Chemistry and metallurgy: iron/ferrous chloride purified water powder; Welding: high-purity welding iron powder; Soft magnetic composite materials: Somaloy® patent.
Company advantages:
13 production bases, product groups include more than 1,500 products, customized products for customers; 2,500 customers in 75 countries around the world; about 700 authorized patents.

Central South University
Scientific research cooperation: Establish industry-university-research cooperation with many enterprises
Talent training: Provide a large number of high-quality talents for the industry

 

Erasteel Company
The world's leading supplier of high-speed steel, tool steel, stainless steel and other special alloy powders.
Main business:
Cutting tools, cold/heat treatment, plastics, saw blades, energy conversion, sintered components, powders, and cutting tools.
Company advantages:
Introduced Pearl® series powders for HIP; launched Pearl® Micro series powders for 3D printing, MIM, etc.

 China Iron and Steel Research Group Co., Ltd.
Technical advantages: A number of breakthroughs have been made in the research and development of new materials for powder metallurgy
Industry influence: An important member of the CPMA Alliance

Carpenter Company
A global leader in manufacturing and supplying high-quality atomized iron, nickel, cobalt, copper and titanium-based alloy powders.
Main business:
Aerospace, energy/power generation, industry, chemical processing, transportation, medical, consumer products.
Company advantages:
High-purity, high-quality and uniform CarTech® and Micro-Melt® metal powders; provide pre-alloyed spherical metal powders; high-temperature alloy powder products.

 Sandvik Company
The world's leading gas atomized metal powder producer.
Main business:
3D printing, filters/foams, welding, micro MIN, cold spraying, plasma/thermal spraying.
Company advantages:
Production of microcrystalline powders as small as 38µm; acquisition of Ospery; Ospery gas atomized metal powders cover more than 400 different grades of metals.

 

 KOBELCO
Japan's first-class iron powder manufacturer, one of the top five metal powder manufacturers in the world.
Main business:
Steel, engineering, welding, aluminum/copper, machinery, electricity.
Company advantages:
Produces iron powder for manufacturing complex-shaped automotive parts; produces iron powder for magnetic materials, soil purification, MIM, and deoxidizers.

 JFE Steel Corporation
Japan's second largest steel group, the only company in Japan that comprehensively produces reduced iron powder and physical steel/iron powder.
Main business:
Powder metallurgy such as engines, steering knuckles, transmissions, suspensions/brakes.
Company advantages:
Production bases and sales networks are spread all over the world, and there are many steel research institutes in Japan; it has the world's largest and largest production base-West Japan Steel Works.

Epson Atmix Corporation
Japan's largest water-atomized metal powder manufacturer, a leader in high-pressure water-atomized ultrafine metal powders.
Main business:
Metal powder: unique metal physicochemical technology, high-performance micron-grade powder, amorphous powder; metal injection molding: injection molds, titanium processing technology, powder metallurgy technology.
Company advantages:
The company has the largest powder injection molding factory in Japan; produces world-class high-quality powder.

H.C.Starck Company
It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer Group of Germany, mainly producing refractory metal powder and products.
Main business:
Refractory metal powder: gasified metal powder, high-purity niobium powder, etc.; thermal spraying powder: AMERIT105Mo agglomeration sintering, etc.; Refractory metal products: forming tools, molybdenum sheets, tungsten balls, etc.
Company advantages:
Design products for customers based on the physical and chemical properties of refractory metals; produce more than 800 kinds of physicochemical metal powders for P/M, and also produce sintering additives.

 Rio Tinto Metal Powder Company
One of the world's largest mining and metal companies and a global leader in steel powder.
Main business:
Sintering components: amorphous powder, alloy powder, magnetic powder, pre-pressed mixed powder; consumer application powder: metallurgy, welding, environmental protection.
Company advantages:
Acquisition of QMP; QMP powder metallurgy is applied to the preparation of iron-based powder; Rio Tinto cooperates with scientific research institutions in the United States, China, Europe and other countries to develop projects; According to the new material online data.