6K Additive Reports Record Quarter on U.S.-Made Metal Powders

6K Additive reported record second-quarter revenue of $7.1 million, up 63% from the same period last year, as demand for domestically produced metal powders continues to outstrip the company's ability to make them.

The Burgettstown, Pennsylvania firm produces titanium, nickel, copper, tungsten, tantalum, rhenium, niobium, and C-103 powders using its UniMelt microwave plasma process, which recycles machining scrap and failed builds into new feedstock. Powder revenue alone reached $5 million during the quarter, up 25% from the prior quarter and 63% from Q2 2025.

Titanium powder revenue jumped 67% from the previous quarter and nearly tripled compared to last year. Refractory powders, including tungsten and niobium alloys, also grew significantly as more customer qualification programs moved into production. Nickel powder sales strengthened across the board.

Repeat customers accounted for more than 90% of quarterly sales, which suggests additive manufacturing is shifting from prototyping to serial production. That transition is driving the backlog to $11.9 million.

The company is expanding its Burgettstown campus with support from a $23.4 million Defense Production Act Title III award. The project will lift annual capacity from roughly 1,600 metric tons to more than 6,000 metric tons, with initial production from the expanded facility expected before year-end.

An additional $1.9 million SBIR Phase II contract from the Defense Logistics Agency brings the total value of the 18-month program to $3.9 million, supporting domestic production of titanium, tungsten, niobium, and nickel powders for defense and industrial use.

6K Additive ended the quarter with $22.1 million in cash to fund capacity expansion and commercial growth.