标题: Yunhuo Materials Expands from Growing Printing Powder Shipments into Semiconductors and Hydrogen [打印本页] 作者: admin 时间: 2026-11-4 20:08 标题: Yunhuo Materials Expands from Growing Printing Powder Shipments into Semiconductors and Hydrogen At TCT Shenzhen in October 2026, Nanjixiong saw an unusual display at Yunhuo Materials' booth. Alongside tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, Ta10W, Nb521, and other refractory elemental and alloy powders, the central position featured tungsten–nickel–iron powder. Nearby were 0–5 μm ultrafine spherical tungsten, solid spherical yttria, and spherical molybdenum for hydrogen electrolyzer spraying.
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Deputy general manager Wang Yuanqiang said the company draws on the National Innovation Center par Excellence, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, and Jiangsu JITRI Institute of Advanced Metal Materials. It follows a plasma-spheroidization platform strategy, using metal printing powders as its foundation while expanding into semiconductor, hydrogen, communications, and related materials applications.
RMB 20 Million H1 Sales, Followed by a Market Correction
Founded in late 2023, Yunhuo sold only several million yuan in its first year. H1 2026 sales reached approximately RMB 20 million.
The company's market experience this year has been mixed. Printing powder prices and demand rose rapidly in H1, then fell sharply in H2. The market is now stable near the end of its correction. Yunhuo views H2 mainly as a period of completing projects and purchasing as needed. Substantial growth depends on new categories sent to customers for trials during H2.
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Beyond Printing: Tungsten–Nickel–Iron, Ultrafine Tungsten, and Yttria
The highlighted new tungsten–nickel–iron alloy powder differs from traditional mechanically mixed tungsten and nickel powders, which have limited compositional uniformity. Yunhuo's special treatment produces uniform, pore-free particle cross-sections, combining spheroidization, densification, and alloying in one step.
Tungsten–copper powder also serves high-voltage switch electrical contacts and heat-dissipation bases for CPO housings, beyond printing.
Its 0–5 μm and 0–10 μm ultrafine spherical tungsten powders were particularly striking. Yunhuo says few domestic refractory spherical-powder suppliers can consistently make these sizes, and it is gradually expanding output.
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Hydrogen and Semiconductors Open New Opportunities
Spherical molybdenum is another entry into hydrogen. Wang said several tonnes have shipped for electrolyzer spraying and catalyst preparation. These applications have little connection to printing but use the same plasma platform.
Yttria is another direction. Traditional granulated yttria is hollow. Adding spheroidization after granulation produces solid spheres with markedly improved tapped density, apparent density, and Hall flow rate. The primary target is protective spraying against fluorides on semiconductor chamber etching components. Yttria spray powder and rice-grain-shaped pure tungsten spray powder are also shipping. The rice-grain shape permits faster plasma processing and lower cost, meeting customers' cost-reduction needs.
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One Plasma Platform, Multiple Product Lines
Unlike companies focused only on printing powders, Yunhuo positions itself as a plasma-platform enterprise. Printing is its foundation. Refractory powders including tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, Ta10W, and Nb521 remain its main shipments, serving fusion first walls and divertors, semiconductor targets, superconductivity, aeroengine nozzles, medical CT anti-scatter grids, and orthopedic implants.
Building on this, it has expanded into refractory metals, hydrogen-related molybdenum, tungsten–copper heat sinks, semiconductor spray powders, and heavy alloys. The team includes three national talent-program recipients. Customer requirements drive R&D, with each new category undergoing or having completed lengthy validation. Qualified products have reached batch supply.
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Nanjixiong's Observations
Price competition in metal printing powders has been fierce, especially titanium alloys and stainless steel, compressing margins. Yunhuo illustrates a survival strategy for upstream suppliers: instead of competing on commodity prices, use a high-barrier plasma platform suited to small batches and many varieties to enter higher-value semiconductor, hydrogen, and communications applications beyond printing.
AI-translated from an article by Kuaixiong on Nanjixiong, originally published on 2026-11-03. Text and images retain the original source attribution. Read the original Chinese article
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