How come there's a Teflon and Kynar- PVDF extended delivery

Over the past year, the industry has had more challenges than I have seen in my thirty years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have experienced several shortages, and delivery delays on account of plastic resin allocations coming from resin suppliers. This is actually the first instance I have seen all these issues at one time.

Polytetraflouroethylene (TFE) and PVDF are both on allocation.

This pair of resins are in short supply. The  PTFE Sheet suppliers product PTFE (TFE) and Kynar  manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide need for this mineral has risen significantly, and also the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and extremely low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilised in tons of applications from non-stick fry griddles to ptfe tape for home use. This particular mineral is the crucial raw materials within the production of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and quite a few refrigerants.This surge in demand combined with shortage of raw materials is mainly responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double over the past year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to keep at it in the near future.

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