0.75kg PLA & PETG Reel Discontinuation

If you’ve ordered 0.75kg (750g) PLA or PETG filament from us in 1.75mm before, here’s what’s changing, why, and what to use instead.

We’re phasing out the 0.75kg PLA and PETG reels in 1.75mm diameter. The 0.75kg reels in 2.85mm will stay exactly as they are. And our 1kg reels and ReFill formats remain the primary way to buy from us going forward, with the same materials and colours you already know.

This isn’t a quality change or a stock issue. It’s a deliberate simplification of our range, and we think it’s worth explaining properly rather than just updating product pages and hoping nobody notices.

What’s Changing?

• Discontinued: 0.75kg PLA and PETG reels, 1.75mm diameter
• Unaffected: 0.75kg reels in 2.85mm diameter — these continue as normal
• Unaffected: 1kg PLA and PETG reels in 1.75mm — our recommended replacement
• Unaffected: ReFill spool-less formats, where compatible with your setup

Every colour and material previously available in the 750g 1.75mm format is available in 1kg 1.75mm or ReFill. Nothing is disappearing from the range — it’s consolidating into fewer, better-stocked formats.

Why We’re Phasing Out 0.75kg 1.75mm PLA and PETG Reels

The 750g reel size wasn’t arbitrary. It existed for real reasons:

• Some resellers preferred smaller, lower-cost units for shelf display
• Older printers with smaller spool holders couldn’t always fit a full 1kg reel
• Several established European filament brands had standardised on 750g, and, originally, we matched that to stay compatible with buyer expectations

The problem is that maintaining 750g, 1kg, and ReFill side by side means running three versions of essentially the same PLA filament UK customers use, or the same PETG filament UK buyers rely on. Same polymer, same colour, three SKUs. That’s not a customer benefit — it’s an operational drag.

Every additional SKU ties up stock, warehouse space, and cash that could otherwise go toward new materials or better availability on the products people actually buy most. For a sustainable 3D printing filament supplier trying to keep pricing competitive against price-led commodity brands, that matters.

Filament Market Shift: Refill Systems Are Growing Fast

The wider 3D printing filament supplier UK market has largely settled on 1 kg as the standard spool size. It’s what most slicer profiles assume, what most benchmarking and reviews are based on, and what most printers are now designed around.

At the same time, filament refill systems have grown quickly. The rise of Bambu Lab printers and similar multi-material printer ecosystems has pushed a lot of users toward refillable, spool-less formats rather than buying a new plastic spool every time. Our ReFill range — cardboard-core, spool-less, and designed to cut plastic waste — sits squarely in that shift, and it’s compatible with AMS-style multi-material systems where a refill format is supported.

Put together, these two trends — 1 kg as the practical standard, and refill formats as the sustainable alternative to disposable spools — mean the niche case for a 750g 1.75mm reel has quietly disappeared for most users. Fewer people need it, and the ones who did have moved on already.

Freeing Up Filament Stock to Reinvesting in What’s Next

Discontinuing this variant releases several thousand pounds of tied-up inventory. That’s not a rounding error for a business our size — it’s meaningful working capital.

We’re putting it straight back into the business: new materials, new colours, and continued development of products like rPA12 (our recycled nylon made from MJF powder waste) and ongoing investment to fund our PLA recycling scheme. A tighter, more focused range also means better stock availability on the SKUs that matter most, which has been a recurring piece of feedback from customers and resellers alike.

This is the practical version of “sustainability must make commercial sense.” Cutting redundant SKUs isn’t glamorous, but it’s the kind of decision that lets a small, sustainability-focused supplier compete properly against much larger commodity brands.

What This Means for You

If you currently order 0.75kg 1.75mm PLA or PETG, here’s the direct swap:

The 0.75kg 1.75mm variant is available while stock lasts. Once it’s sold, it won’t be replenished — this is a genuine wind-down, not a restock cycle. Product pages will carry clear signposting toward the 1kg and ReFill alternatives.