# Altana acquires TLS Technik for metal 3D printing powders

Altana, through its Eckart division, has acquired TLS Technik GmbH, a German specialist in metal powders for industrial 3D printing. The acquisition includes a production facility in Bitterfeld, Germany, with about 40 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-03-03
- Where: Bitterfeld, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 40
- Status: completed
- Products: metal powders for 3D printing
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Henkel](https://endata.com/companies/667.md) (target)
- [ALTANA](https://endata.com/companies/2187.md) (acquirer)
- [TLS Technik](https://endata.com/companies/50350.md) (target)

## Sources

- [metaltechnews.com](https://www.metaltechnews.com/story/2021/03/03/tech-metals/german-company-begins-metal-3d-printing/486.html), 2021-03-03: "With the acquisition, we are expanding our business with functional applications and positioning ourselves in a technological market of the future."
- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/topic/2641-mergers-acquisitions?page=27), 2021-04-08: "ALTANA recently announced that it has acquired Henkel's closure materials business."

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