Covestro Sells Additive Manufacturing Business to Stratasys

Covestro says it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its additive manufacturing (AM) business to Stratasys. With the decision to sell the AM business, Covestro says it is continuing its portfolio optimization in order to position itself even more efficiently in the market and be able to place greater focus on its extensive offering for customers in its core industries.

“Additive manufacturing is a growing but also highly competitive market,” says Dr. Thomas Toepfer, Covestro CFO. “We are convinced that Stratasys offers the optimal conditions to support the further growth of our former additive manufacturing business in this field.”

Covestro's divested business includes employees, research & development facilities, production assets and offices in the Netherlands, Germany, the U.S. and China, as well as access to a network of global partners. The business offers material solutions for common polymer 3D printing processes. The portfolio of the AM business also includes products from the resins and functional materials business acquired from DSM in 2021, which includes brands such as Somos and Addigy.

The transaction is planned to be closed in the first quarter of 2023.