“Following our acquisition of Innofil3D last year and the consequent strengthening of our market presence in plastic filaments for layer extrusion we are now in similar fashion expanding our market access in the area of powder bed fusion,” said Dr. Dietmar Bender, Vice President Manufacturing and Technology at BASF New Business. “The portfolio complements our existing range, being perfectly suited to products such as polyamide 11, polyamide 12 and polypropylene.”
“We are looking forward to being part of BASF,” said François Minec, Managing Director of Advanc3D. “This will enable us to expand and further develop new formulations for the industrial additive manufacturing activities of our customers all over the world.”
BASF 3D Printing Solutions’ rapidly expanding portfolio of materials will greatly benefit its existing customers and help it to obtain new ones, particularly in the automotive and consumer goods industries.
“This know-how, the infrastructure and the advanced materials are a perfect complement for us,” said Dr. Bender. “This acquisition is a further step toward our objective to become a leading supplier of powder-based materials and formulations for industrial 3D printing.”
BASF’s tagline is “We create chemistry for a sustainable future,” and that philosophy extends to each of its multiple business units, including BASF 3D Printing Solutions. As the company continues to build its 3D printing materials portfolio, in both filaments and powders, it will better be able to meet its goals of providing efficient, quality sustainable materials to a wide variety of industries.
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