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With several companies exiting the market or divesting—BigRep, Nano Dimension, Arburg, BASF and Braskem, among others—while others are experiencing rapid growth, there’s been growing confusion about which companies today represent the actual core of the polymer AM market. Getting accurate information is sometimes made harder by dubious research firms naming nonexistent players, or metal AM companies, as leading operators in the polymer AM market. Even VoxelMatters itself has received undeserved recognition as a leader in the polymer additive manufacturing market, along with HP’s logo and as a German company (thank you, though).
The new VoxelMatters Polymer AM Market 2026 report provides the most detailed and accurate market data available on the state of the polymer AM sector, showing that the polymer AM market grew to $9.45 billion in 2025, up 18.7% year over year. Hardware remained the largest segment at $4.36 billion (+20.9%), followed by services at $3.21 billion (+17.3%) and materials at $1.89 billion (+15.9%).
While the full report looks at over 800 companies across the entire spectrum of the core polymer additive manufacturing / 3D printing market, in this overview, we highlighted the top companies not only for their revenues but also for their strategic positioning and unique technological assets.
