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Date:2025-12-08
CNPC POWDER is a global leader in the production of advanced metal powders for Additive Manufacturing. In our endeavor to advance AM, we have established a strategic cooperation with Brose, one of the world’s leading automotive systems suppliers, to jointly promote sustainable, circular-economy manufacturing. Together, our two companies are converting steel scrap from Brose’s production lines in China into high-performance, 3D-printing iron-based powders. These powders and processes are now setting a new benchmark for both the viability of green materials and the future of the automotive sector.
“Closed-loop recycling is not only the future of manufacturing writ large. I see it as an obligation for advancement in AM. Our partnership with Brose is a powerful example of how industry leaders can drive low-carbon transformations from concept to application,” says Nathaniel Preston, Sales Manager of CNPC Powder.
Through the development and deployment of proprietary atomization and recycling technologies, CNPC POWDER converts Brose’s stainless steel scrap turnings into environmentally friendly, high-quality metal powders suitable for demanding Additive Manufacturing processes in automotive applications. By leveraging advanced production methods such as our AMP and PS spheroidization technologies, we are able to consistently achieve high sphericity, excellent flowability, stable PSD, low oxygen content, and full compliance with international quality systems, including IATF 16949.
Brose is the largest privately owned German company in the supplier industry. The mechatronics specialist develops and manufactures systems for vehicle doors, liftgates and seats. Brose also produces electric motors from 200 watts to 14 kilowatts for various applications such as steering, thermal management or drives for e-scooters. The family-owned company employs approximately 31,000 people at 68 locations in 24 countries.
The automotive supplier uses additive manufacturing processes in the development of new products to achieve time and cost advantages. To ensure that the printed prototypes are highly comparable with the subsequent series products, Brose uses original materials in 3D printing that are also employed in series production.
The new Green Steel metal powder is a unique selling point: "The material consists entirely of recycled stamping waste from Brose's own press shops and has the same chemical composition and mechanical properties as conventional sheet metal components," explains Jan Sander, senior expert for additive manufacturing at Brose. Green Steel thus meets the requirements for system compatibility and makes an important contribution to the circular economy. The new material is to be evaluated for future volume production. "Through the close integration of component design with the 3D material and innovative process technology, Brose is consistently driving forward the next generation of additive manufacturing for automotive components," explains Eric Fritzsche, head of additive manufacturing at the Brose Group.
When speaking about the partnership, Kathy Liu, General Manager of CNPC Powder, says: “Brose’s commitment to sustainability aligns perfectly with our capabilities in advanced metal recycling. Together, we are reducing industrial waste and creating real, measurable environmental impacts.”
Our closed-loop process reduces raw-material dependency, minimizes waste, and supports Brose’s long-term ESG goals. Beyond our synergies with Brose, CNPC’s broader recycling programs such as 100% recycled Ti6Al4V Grade 23 powders with SCS Certification and high-sphericity AlSi10Mg powders further reinforce and expand our leadership in the development and deployment of green materials for advanced manufacturing.
With expanding facilities across China, Canada, and Germany, CNPC POWDER continues scaling its capacities to meet the growing global demand for sustainable AM materials. The CNPC POWDER × Brose partnership provides the industry with a clear demonstration of how companies can develop applications from a shared vision of responsible innovation, offering a blueprint for how circular-economy practices can operate within the global automotive supply chain.
Photo:
Volume manufacturing at Brose - tight packed and stacked 3D-printing built-job made out of green steel.
Learn more about the Brose service portfolio in the field of additive manufacturing:
https://www.brose.com/de-en/company/additive-manufacturing/
“Closed-loop recycling is not only the future of manufacturing writ large. I see it as an obligation for advancement in AM. Our partnership with Brose is a powerful example of how industry leaders can drive low-carbon transformations from concept to application,” says Nathaniel Preston, Sales Manager of CNPC Powder.
Through the development and deployment of proprietary atomization and recycling technologies, CNPC POWDER converts Brose’s stainless steel scrap turnings into environmentally friendly, high-quality metal powders suitable for demanding Additive Manufacturing processes in automotive applications. By leveraging advanced production methods such as our AMP and PS spheroidization technologies, we are able to consistently achieve high sphericity, excellent flowability, stable PSD, low oxygen content, and full compliance with international quality systems, including IATF 16949.
Brose is the largest privately owned German company in the supplier industry. The mechatronics specialist develops and manufactures systems for vehicle doors, liftgates and seats. Brose also produces electric motors from 200 watts to 14 kilowatts for various applications such as steering, thermal management or drives for e-scooters. The family-owned company employs approximately 31,000 people at 68 locations in 24 countries.
The automotive supplier uses additive manufacturing processes in the development of new products to achieve time and cost advantages. To ensure that the printed prototypes are highly comparable with the subsequent series products, Brose uses original materials in 3D printing that are also employed in series production.
The new Green Steel metal powder is a unique selling point: "The material consists entirely of recycled stamping waste from Brose's own press shops and has the same chemical composition and mechanical properties as conventional sheet metal components," explains Jan Sander, senior expert for additive manufacturing at Brose. Green Steel thus meets the requirements for system compatibility and makes an important contribution to the circular economy. The new material is to be evaluated for future volume production. "Through the close integration of component design with the 3D material and innovative process technology, Brose is consistently driving forward the next generation of additive manufacturing for automotive components," explains Eric Fritzsche, head of additive manufacturing at the Brose Group.
When speaking about the partnership, Kathy Liu, General Manager of CNPC Powder, says: “Brose’s commitment to sustainability aligns perfectly with our capabilities in advanced metal recycling. Together, we are reducing industrial waste and creating real, measurable environmental impacts.”
Our closed-loop process reduces raw-material dependency, minimizes waste, and supports Brose’s long-term ESG goals. Beyond our synergies with Brose, CNPC’s broader recycling programs such as 100% recycled Ti6Al4V Grade 23 powders with SCS Certification and high-sphericity AlSi10Mg powders further reinforce and expand our leadership in the development and deployment of green materials for advanced manufacturing.
With expanding facilities across China, Canada, and Germany, CNPC POWDER continues scaling its capacities to meet the growing global demand for sustainable AM materials. The CNPC POWDER × Brose partnership provides the industry with a clear demonstration of how companies can develop applications from a shared vision of responsible innovation, offering a blueprint for how circular-economy practices can operate within the global automotive supply chain.
Photo:
Volume manufacturing at Brose - tight packed and stacked 3D-printing built-job made out of green steel.
Learn more about the Brose service portfolio in the field of additive manufacturing:
https://www.brose.com/de-en/company/additive-manufacturing/
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