Tekna Holding ASA

Governance Information • Mar 20, 2023

TEKNA AND UNIFORMITY LABS EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SUPPLY OF ALUMINUM FOR LASER POWDER BED FUSION (L-PBF)

TEKNA AND UNIFORMITY LABS EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SUPPLY OF ALUMINUM FOR LASER POWDER BED FUSION (L-PBF)

20.3.2023 16:00:01 CET | Tekna Holding ASA | Non-regulatory press releases

Complementary technological capabilities allow customers to achieve higher

quality, greener, more sustainable part production.

March 20, 2023 - Fremont, CA, Quebec, Canada - Engineered materials company

Uniformity Labs (Uniformity) and Tekna (OSE: TEKNA), the world-leading provider

of advanced materials to industry, extended their partnership where Tekna will

supply AlSi10Mg aluminum-based alloy to Uniformity to produce its advanced

ultra-dense AlSi10Mg powder for additive manufacturing process laser powder bed

fusion (L-PBF) applications.

This extends the partnership between the two companies which began with Ti64

(titanium-alloy) making available a critical North American supply source for

Uniformity and increasing Tekna's output capacity and efficiency.

Advanced Technology Delivers Production Efficiency - Greener, More Sustainable

Materials

The partnership enables Tekna to optimize the use of its production yield, which

Uniformity will process to produce its advanced powders for L-PBF. Uniformity's

technology improves powder production efficiency allowing for more than 95% of

the powder to be used compared to competitors' 50% to 65% - driving down cost

and improving capacity, efficiency, and sustainability in the additive and

conventional manufacturing of industrial parts at scale. Their engineered

powders and processes enable faster, more repeatable production of parts used in

a variety of industries, including aerospace, transportation, energy, defense

and medical, with no compromise in quality.

Tekna powder atomization technology uses hydro-energy, and all process gasses

are recycled in closed loops, achieving greener production. Together the

companies will help industrial customers produce greener, more sustainable

parts.

"Our partnership with Tekna highlights how advanced technology can further

increase sustainability to the benefit of a wide range of industries," said Adam

Hopkins, founder, and CEO of Uniformity Labs. "The complementary nature of our

businesses produces an economic benefit for our customers who gain through

higher printer throughput and repeatability, and a supply chain security benefit

from the use of materials produced entirely in North America."

"We are extremely proud that Uniformity Labs has selected us to supply aluminum

powders in addition to titanium powders," said Luc Dionne, CEO of Tekna. "This

is a testament to Tekna's supply reliability and reaffirms that our product

quality matches with a wide range of industry requirements."

Get more information at AMUG

Jerome Pollak, Business Development Director at Tekna, and Adam Hopkins,

founder, and CEO of Uniformity Labs, will be discussing how ultra-dense powder

made with RF plasma atomized particles deliver speed and sustainability at the

upcoming Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference -

https://www.amug.com/conference-agenda-planner/ on March 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

(CDT) - Waldorf (3rd Floor).

DISCLOSURE REGULATION

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

CONTACTS

* Arina van Oost, Investor Relations | VP Corporate Strategic Development &

Innovation, Tekna, +1 438 885 6330, Investors@tekna.com

* Frank De Maria, Uniformity Labs, +1 347 647 0284, frank@uniformitylabs.com

ABOUT TEKNA HOLDING ASA

Tekna is a world-leading provider of advanced materials, headquartered in

Sherbrooke, Canada. Tekna produces high-purity metal powders for applications

such as 3D printing serving the aerospace, medical, automotive industries, as

well as optimized induction plasma systems for industrial research and

production. With its unique, IP-protected plasma technology, the company is well

positioned in the growing market for advanced nanomaterials within the

electronics and batteries industries. Building on 30 years of delivering

excellence, Tekna is a global player recognized for its quality products and its

commitment to its multinational base of over 200 blue-chip customers.

For more information, please visit our website - https://www.tekna.com

ABOUT UNIFORMITY LABS

Uniformity Labs develops breakthrough material and software solutions to

accelerate and expand global commercial/industrial 3D printing (AM) markets. Its

patented technology uniquely enables fully dense printing with minimal shrinkage

of binder jetting materials, delivering significant cost savings, speed, and

quality improvements across all mainstream AM printers. Uniformity's feedstock

materials and print processes dramatically impact the AM value chain by

increasing the reliability and efficiency of printing.

For more information, please visit our website - www.uniformitylabs.com -

http://www.uniformitylabs.com.

ATTACHMENTS

Download announcement as PDF.pdf -

https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/ir-files/17847682/2192/2964/Download%20announcement

%20as%20PDF.pdf

2023_03_19 Tekna and Uniformity Labs Extend Collaboaration R6.pdf -

https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/ir-files/17847682/2192/2960/2023_03_19%20Tekna%20an

d%20Uniformity%20Labs%20Extend%20Collaboaration%20R6.pdf