Why is there Virgin PTFE and Kynar extended delivery times
During the last year, the business has had more challenges than I've come across inside my 3 decades experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have experienced several shortages, and delivery issues stemming from resin allocations through plastic resin vendors. This is definitely the first time I have seen all these issues at the same time.
PTFE (TFE) and Kynar - PVDF both are on allocation.
The two of these resins are in short supply. The PTFE Sheet suppliers product PTFE (TFE) as well as Kynar manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide demand for this mineral has risen significantly, and also the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilised in a bunch of applications from non-stick fry griddles to ptfe tape for use at home. This particular mineral is a important raw material in the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and lots of refrigerants.This escalating demand combined with shortage of raw materials has caused a dramatic price increase (almost double over the past year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to stay in affect in the near future.
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