Makin Metal Powders

Name

Makin Metal Powders

Legal name

Makin Metal Powders (UK) Limited

Website

https://makin-metals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Makin Metal Powders is a UK-based manufacturer of copper, bronze, tin, infiltrant and press-ready premix metal powders, supplying industrial customers in automotive, electronics, construction, aerospace, medical and chemical sectors via a global distributor network and a new Thailand production facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochdale

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Powder Product Sales: Sale of copper powder, bronze powder, tin powder, infiltrants and speciality powders manufactured in-house. Products sold in various UN-approved packaging options including 25kg sacks, steel drums (25-250kg), and Big Bags (250-1000kg).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Makin Metal Powders manufactures and sells non-ferrous metal powders, primarily copper, bronze, tin and specialty alloy powders, from a custom-built facility in Rochdale, UK and a new ISO 9001-certified facility in Thailand. Powders are produced using air atomizing, water atomizing, and electrolytic processes in irregular, spherical and dendritic morphologies, and are supplied to industrial customers worldwide in standard UN-approved packaging.

Product overview

Makin Metal Powders (MMP) is a manufacturer of non-ferrous metal powders operating from Rochdale, UK and a new facility in Thailand. The company's product portfolio centers on copper, bronze, tin, and specialty metal powders, each available in multiple particle size ranges, morphologies (irregular, spherical, dendritic), and processing methods (water-atomising, air-atomising, electrolysis). Products are sold as individual powder types and as pre-blended formulations including Press-Ready Premix Bronze Powders. All products are manufactured in purpose-built facilities with full REACH compliance and ISO certifications (9001, 14001, 45001).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Copper Powders Copper powders manufactured via water-atomising, air-atomising or electrolysis processes, available in irregular, spherical and dendritic morphologies for applications including sintered components, electrical/thermal conductivity, catalysis and antimicrobial treatments.
• Irregular Copper Powder Water-atomised copper powder with low to medium apparent density, good green strength and compressibility. Includes NLD, Hymod, and Cu(R) (oxidized-reduced) grades for various industrial applications.
• Electrolytic Copper Powder Electrolytically manufactured copper powder (also referred to as dendritic) with variants in low, medium and high apparent densities. Used as additives in iron powder production, lightning protection, friction components, and precious metal winning.
• Spherical Copper Powder Air-atomised copper powder with spherical morphology for applications requiring consistent flow characteristics and specific surface area properties.
• Bronze Powders Bronze powders manufactured by water-atomising or air-atomising, available in irregular, spherical and dendritic morphologies. Used in pressed and sintered components, bearings, filters, and surface engineering applications.
• Irregular Bronze Powder Water-atomised bronze powder with up to 40% tin content, characterised by tight chemical control, low lead content, good sinterability and compressibility.
• Spherical Bronze Powder Air-atomised bronze powder with particle sizes from less than 45 microns to over 1mm, featuring good sphericity, low oxygen and lead content. Includes narrow sieve fractions for filter applications.
• Tin Powders Air-atomised tin powders manufactured from high-purity certified ingots with nodular or spheroidal morphology. Available in particle sizes from 20-200 microns with Sn content greater than 99.7%.
• Press-Ready Premix Bronze Powders Pre-blended bronze powder formulations engineered with specific dimensional change properties (low shrinkage to high growth). Water-atomised and available with Cu90/Sn10 composition for direct pressing into components.
• Speciality Powders Customised non-ferrous powders with tailored characteristics including infiltrants, dairy metals and frangible components. Manufactured via water-atomising, air-atomising, annealing and blending processes.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Magnum MetalscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS sales and logistics partner for Makin Metal Powders, based in Ashland, Ohio. Provides local sales support and logistics services for US customers.
• NEO CHIMIEcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench distributor located in Saint Ouen l'Aumone, France. Part of the global agents network providing local coverage in the French market.
• AZELIS ITALIA SRLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian distributor based in Milano, Italy. Part of the EMEA distribution network.
• JASTARcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish distributor (Jan Szopa Halina Szopa Sp j) located in Lublin, Poland.
• Haeberlin & Co AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss distributor based in Zumikon, Switzerland.
• Baran MakinacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkish distributor (Baran Makina Sanayi ve Dis Tic Ltd) located in Istanbul.
• Ronald BrittoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK distributor providing local coverage for UK customers.
• Mutual BenefitcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean distributor covering Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden. Based in Ahrensburg, Germany.
• GRIPM Advanced Materials Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and strategic partner in Beijing, China. Makin Metal Powders is a member of the GRIPM family of companies, providing global product technology and supply chain capability.
• Ceramet Consultants PVT. LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndian distributor based in Mumbai, India. Contact: Aniket Gore.
• Cellmark JapancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapanese distributor based in Tokyo, Japan.
• A-Won TradingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth Korean distributor based in Sungnam City, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.
• C K Metal TradingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor covering Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Based in Selangor, Malaysia.
• Acme International (Thailand) Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThai distributor based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pometon S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of copper, tin, bronze and specialty non-ferrous metal powders using atomizing and electrolytic processes. Closely comparable to Makin in product range, morphology portfolio (irregular, spherical, dendritic) and European customer base.
• Höganäs AB: Swedish-headquartered, world's largest producer of metal powders for powder metallurgy, including copper and copper-alloy powders. Directly comparable to Makin across product family, morphology range and powder metallurgy customer base, though at substantially greater scale and global footprint.
• AMES: Spanish manufacturer of metal powders for sintering, including copper-based powders, serving European PM, friction and structural components customers. Comparable to Makin in product type, end-market focus and mid-sized European producer profile.
• ECKA Granules: Germany-based producer of non-ferrous metal powders (copper, bronze, tin) and granules for powder metallurgy, friction and thermal management applications. Direct competitor to Makin in the European non-ferrous powder market; now part of Kymera International.

Broad incumbents

• Kymera International: US-based specialty materials platform owning multiple metal powder businesses (including ECKA Granules). A broad incumbent competing with Makin across non-ferrous powders, with stronger North American footprint.
• GKN Powder Metallurgy (Dowlais): Global leader in powder metallurgy parts manufacturing with adjacent metal powder supply capability. A broad incumbent competing with Makin for automotive and industrial sintered-component customers, though focused downstream on parts rather than powder supply.
• Sandvik AB: Swedish engineering group with a Powder Materials division supplying metal powders for additive manufacturing and other applications. A diversified incumbent with overlapping powder metallurgy capabilities, though weighted toward higher-end additive manufacturing powders.
• Rio Tinto Metal Powders: Subsidiary of Rio Tinto producing iron and steel powders primarily, but with broader metallic powder capability. A larger, diversified incumbent competing for adjacent powder metallurgy customers and benchmark pricing across the metal powders value chain.
• BASF SE: Global chemical company with a Catalysts division that uses and supplies copper and specialty metal powders for chemical and catalysis applications. A broad incumbent touching Makin's Chemical & Metallurgical customer segment at greater scale.

Emerging players

• CNPC Powder Group: China-based metal powder manufacturer producing copper, bronze and other non-ferrous powders for domestic powder metallurgy customers. An emerging competitor with cost advantages in Asia, increasingly relevant as Makin expands its Thailand footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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