Why are there Teflon and PVDF extended delivery
During the last year, the business has had more shortages than I have come across during my three decades experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have observed several shortages, and delivery problems caused by plastic resin allocations coming from plastic resin suppliers. This is actually the very first occasion I have seen all these issues at the same time.
Polytetraflouroethylene (TFE) and Kynar are both on allocation.
The two of these resins are in short supply. The PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene product PTFE (TFE) along with Kynar manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide need for this mineral has increased significantly, additionally, the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is used throughout tons of applications from non-stick fry pans to ptfe tape for use at home. This mineral is actually the essential raw materials in the production of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and a lot of refrigerants.This increasing amount of demand mixed with shortage of raw materials is responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double within the last year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to continue in the near future.
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