A method for the additive manufacture of a component, comprising the steps: - providing substrate particles and a binder, -- wherein the substrate particles are selected from the group consisting of metallic substrate particles, vitreous substrate particles and ceramic substrate particles, and -- wherein the binder comprises: --- a thermoplastic polymer, and --- at least one additive for influencing the rheological properties of the binder, --- wherein the at least one additive is present in a proportion of 30% to 90% in the binder, -- wherein the substrate particles and the binder form powdery composite particles, wherein the composite particles each comprise a plurality of substrate particles, - producing a shaped part in such a manner that -- a layer (L 1 to L n) of substrate particles and binder is produced and the binder is selectively melted by means of electromagnetic radiation to produce a shaped part layer (F 1 to F n), and -- at least one further layer (L 1 to L n) of substrate particles and binder is produced and the binder is selectively melted by means of the electromagnetic radiation to produce at least one further shaped part layer (F 1 to F n), - taking the shaped part out from the layers (L 1 to L n) produced, - removing the binder from the shaped part, wherein the binder is removed successively from the shaped part, and - sintering the shaped part to obtain the component. - providing substrate particles and a binder, -- wherein the substrate particles are selected from the group consisting of metallic substrate particles, vitreous substrate particles and ceramic substrate particles, and -- wherein the binder comprises: --- a thermoplastic polymer, and --- at least one additive for influencing the rheological properties of the binder, --- wherein the at least one additive is present in a proportion of 30% to 90% in the binder, -- wherein the substrate particles and the binder form powdery composite particles, wherein the composite particles each comprise a plurality of substrate particles, -- wherein the substrate particles are selected from the group consisting of metallic substrate particles, vitreous substrate particles and ceramic substrate particles, and -- wherein the binder comprises: --- a thermoplastic polymer, and --- at least one additive for influencing the rheological properties of the binder, --- wherein the at least one additive is present in a proportion of 30% to 90% in the binder, --- a thermoplastic polymer, and --- at least one additive for influencing the rheological properties of the binder, --- wherein the at least one additive is present in a proportion of 30% to 90% in the binder, -- wherein the substrate particles and the binder form powdery composite particles, wherein the composite particles each comprise a plurality of substrate particles, - producing a shaped part in such a manner that -- a layer (L 1 to L n) of substrate particles and binder is produced and the binder is selectively melted by means of electromagnetic radiation to produce a shaped part layer (F 1 to F n), and -- at least one further layer (L 1 to L n) of substrate particles and binder is produced and the binder is selectively melted by means of the electromagnetic radiation to produce at least one further shaped part layer (F 1 to F n), -- a layer (L 1 to L n) of substrate particles and binder is produced and the binder is selectively melted by means of electromagnetic radiation to produce a shaped part layer (F 1 to F n), and -- at least one further layer (L 1 to L n) of substrate particles and binder is produced and the binder is selectively melted by means of the electromagnetic radiation to produce at least one further shaped part layer (F 1 to F n), - taking the shaped part out from the layers (L 1 to L n) produced, - removing the binder from the shaped part, wherein the binder is removed successively from the shaped part, and - sintering the shaped part to obtain the component.