# VDM Metals breaks ground on €14M metal powder facility in Unna

VDM Metals held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 'ExtraMile' investment project at its Unna site, building a new production facility for metal powders with a VIGA 70 system, increasing total capacity to around 200 tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-02-18
- Where: Unna, Germany
- Value: $15.0M (14.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200 tons per year of high-alloy metal powder
- Products: high-alloy metal powder, nickel-based alloys, cobalt-based alloys
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [VDM Metals](https://endata.com/companies/23936.md)

## Sources

- [vdmmetal.com](https://www.vdmmetal.com/en/company/news-and-events/news-archive/single/groundbreaking-ceremony-marks-the-future-at-the-unna-site/), 2026-02-18: "With this investment, we are creating the necessary infrastructure to continue to serve the growing global demand for our powder materials as a technological leader in the future."

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