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Automotive AM Takes a Green Turn with Brose and CNPC Powder Partnership
CNPC Powder and automotive supplier Brose have entered a strategic partnership to promote sustainable, circular manufacturing in the automotive industry. This collaboration will convert steel scrap metal from Brose’s Chinese production lines into CNPC’s iron-based powders f
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CNPC Powder and automotive supplier Brose have entered a strategic partnership to promote sustainable, circular manufacturing in the automotive industry. This collaboration will convert steel scrap metal from Brose’s Chinese production lines into CNPC’s iron-based powders for additive manufacturing. This new partnership shows how industrial collaboration can transform production waste into high-value materials, reinforcing sustainability across the automotive supply chain.
Using advanced production methods, including AMP and PS spheroidisation technologies, CNPC Powder produces metal powders with high sphericity, flowability, stable particle size distribution, low oxygen content, and compliance with international quality standards such as IATF 16949. The closed-loop process reduces raw material dependency and helps to minimise industrial waste while supporting Brose’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives.
CNPC Powder has extensive experience in recycling programs, producing materials such as 100% recycled Ti6Al4V Grade 23 powders with SCS Certification and high-sphericity AlSi10Mg powders. These initiatives demonstrate the company’s commitment to sustainable materials for advanced manufacturing.
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