What's the reason for the Teflon Products and PVDF extended delivery

Within the last year, the industry has had more shortages than I have seen within my 3 decades experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have witnessed several shortages, and delivery issues resulting from material allocations coming from resin manufacturers. This is actually the very first occasion I have seen all these issues at one time.

PTFE Rod (TFE) and Kynar - PVDF both are on allocation.

Both of these resins are in short supply. The  PTFE Sheet suppliers product PTFE (TFE) as well as Kynar  manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that's mined in Mongolia and China. The world need for this mineral has grown significantly, along with the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and incredibly low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is used within a lot of purposes from non-stick fry pots and pans to ptfe tape for personal use. This specific mineral is the key raw material inside the production of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and many refrigerants.This increase in demand coupled with general shortage of raw materials is mainly responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double within the last year), shortages, and we expect both these factors to keep at it in the near future.


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