Biotech's official WeChat account announced that its news search feature has indexed a review article from Powder Technology on solution-derived metal powders. The review focuses on the stringent requirements of laser manufacturing technologies for metal powder characteristics such as particle size distribution, morphology, chemical cleanliness, powder processability, and laser response, and systematically evaluates the transition from solution-derived metal microspheres to candidate laser powder materials. The article notes that atomization technology remains the benchmark process for such feedstock, but solution-derived routes offer a complementary chemical design space for developing multi-component powders. The review adopts a staged evidence framework to summarize validation progress of solution-derived metal microspheres in laser powder applications, with the conclusions published in Powder Technology. For the metal additive manufacturing supply chain, this review suggests that powder suppliers can look beyond conventional atomization routes to the potential of solution-derived processes for multi-component alloy design, especially in scenarios such as laser powder bed fusion that demand high powder consistency, where the choice of feedstock route will affect the setting of subsequent process windows. Value for powder buyers: (1) monitor supplier developments in solution-derived metal microspheres as an emerging powder category to evaluate as an alternative to atomized powders; (2) specify key indicators such as particle size distribution, morphology, and chemical cleanliness in procurement technical agreements, with batch-by-batch verification required regardless of the feedstock process route; (3) for multi-component alloy powder needs, prioritize asking suppliers about their development progress and batch consistency data for solution-derived routes.