Why are there Teflon Products and Kynar- PVDF long lead times
Within the last year, the industry has experienced more challenges than I have come across within my 3 decades experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have experienced several shortages, and delivery issues as a consequence of resin allocations coming from resin companies. This is definitely the first occasion I have seen all these issues at the same time.
PTFE Rod (TFE) and Kynar - PVDF both are on allocation.
These two resins are in short supply. The PTFE Sheeting product PTFE (TFE) and Kynar-PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide need for this mineral has increased significantly, as well as supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and extremely low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is utilised within tons of applications from non-stick fry cookware to ptfe tape for use at home. This particular mineral is actually the critical raw material inside the production of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and lots of refrigerants.This increased demand mixed with general shortage of raw materials is mainly responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double during the last year), shortages, and we expect both these factors to stay in affect in the near future.
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