14 DAY TRIAL // You'd think that a company which specialized in the gasification of waste wouldn't really have anything to do with 3D printing, but PyroGenesis Canada Inc. has just proven that wrong.
The company has just bought a metallurgical powder pilot plant from a mining and metal firm in Montreal.
The plant was worth CAD $2 million / USD $1.82 / €1.34 million.
The company’s CEO, Peter Pascali, and Gillian Holcroft, the company’s executive vice-president of Strategic Alliance, both spoke words about what the purchase meant and why it was made.
However, they didn't really explain how their waste management technique “plasma gasification” (which turns all sorts of garbage into slag, metal ingots, gas and electricity) had any bearing on the 3D printing market.
Perhaps it's just the company's way of upholding its modus operandi, which is to “invest in new technologies in the area of advanced materials.” It's still a bit different from selling plasma torches though.