On September 28, 2026, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, issued an EPC general contracting tender announcement for a commercial aerospace high-end intelligent manufacturing plant (AI design + 3D printing) project (Gansu Economic Information Network, primary government source). The project has a total investment of 3 billion yuan and plans a high-end metal powder center — equipped with 18 powder production units, with an annual output of 6,300 tons (PREP plasma rotating electrode process, powder yield 60%); the 3D printing center will have 100 units, with an annual output of 500 tons, plus AI design and intelligent manufacturing facilities; construction is scheduled to start on November 1, 2026, with a 395-day construction period. This commercial aerospace capacity infrastructure directly targets large-scale metal powder consumption. Once completed, the 6,300-ton powder center will become a new node in China's commercial aerospace powder supply chain. Value for powder buyers: bulk procurement windows for titanium alloy, superalloy, and copper alloy powders will open as the project progresses. Upstream powder production equipment and spherical powder suppliers should both monitor the implementation pace of this EPC chain.