VoxelMatters has opened the pre-sale for its highly anticipated Polymer AM Market 2025 report, offering early buyers a £500 discount ahead of the full release on June 9th, 2025. This new edition delivers the most detailed and data-driven global polymer additive manufacturing (AM) market analysis, covering hardware, materials, and services across end-user segments and key regions.
In 2024, polymer AM generated over $7.4 billion globally, with year-on-year growth reaching +14.6%. AM services led the charge, indicating the technology’s expanding role in direct part production. Hardware still claimed the largest share at $3.1 billion, followed by $2.8 billion in services and $1.5 billion in materials revenue. The findings reinforce a shift from a capital-investment-driven sector to one increasingly defined by its contribution to real-world applications in sectors such as automotive, general industry, medical, dental, and consumer products.
This year’s report draws from the most comprehensive dataset available (based on the VoxelMatters Directory). VoxelMatters surveyed and analyzed 816 unique polymer AM companies out of 933 identified, including 238 hardware manufacturers, 228 materials suppliers, and 467 service providers. Built on over 190,000 data points, the study offers unparalleled visibility into the dynamics of the polymer AM landscape.
The report analyzes technology trends, showing that vat photopolymerization (VPP) technologies remain dominant in dental and consumer markets, while material extrusion (MEX) continues to scale up and is widely used in industrial print farms. Powder bed fusion (SLS, in particular) is gaining ground for functional applications, although MJF growth has slowed after several years of rapid expansion. Material jetting (MJP) remains rooted in prototyping and tooling but holds promise for multi-material end-use parts.
The material side of the market is evolving despite exits by some large chemical companies like BASF, Braskem, and Jabil, which stepped back from AM due to scale mismatches. Nevertheless, demand is increasing for specialized thermoplastics, composites, and dental-grade resins. Service providers are further accelerating this growth by expanding capacity and making advanced polymer AM technologies more accessible to various industries.
Regionally, North America continues to lead in overall revenue, but APAC is now the fastest-growing region, fueled by rising demand and a surge in hardware development. EMEA remains highly active in materials and services, and by 2034, the three areas are expected to share global market revenues roughly equally. While smaller in comparison, LATAM continues to develop and attract attention as an emerging market.
Companies covered in this year’s report include key players and disruptors across the polymer AM value chain, such as 3D Systems, Axtra 3D, Airtech, HP, Stratasys, Carbon, Formlabs, EOS, Polymaker, Prusa Research, SABIC, Protolabs, Shapeways, UnionTech, and Bambu Lab, among many others.
VoxelMatters’ Polymer AM Market 2025 report is designed to support market analysis for existing stakeholders while also providing OEMs, new entrants, and investors with the data and insight needed to navigate and capitalize on the opportunities emerging in polymer additive manufacturing. With over 190 charts and data tables, this report is an essential tool for anyone involved—or looking to get involved—in the future of advanced manufacturing.
