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AM funding shifts to metal in China, aerospace in the US, 2021–2025

AMPulse data for 2021–2025 shows metal-focused Chinese AM suppliers rose from 42% to 53% of funded companies, while polymer recipients fell from 39% to 16%. In the US, funded AM companies dropped from 90 to 61, but aerospace and defense recipients grew from 18 to 21.

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AM funding shifts to metal in China, aerospace in the US, 2021–2025

Chinese metal recipients: 49 of 117 in 2021–2022, 53 of 100 in 2024–2025
Polymer-focused Chinese recipients fell from 46 to 16
US funded AM companies declined from 90 to 61
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