Over the last year, the market has had more difficulties than I have seen inside my 30 years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have observed several shortages, and delivery problems stemming from resin allocations by resin manufacturers. This is definitely the first occasion I have seen all these issues at the same time.
PTFE (TFE) and Kynar are both on allocation.
This pair of resins are in short supply. The PTFE Sheet suppliers product PTFE (TFE) and also Kynar-PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide need for this mineral has grown significantly, additionally, the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is used throughout a lot of purposes from non-stick fry griddles to ptfe tape for use at home. This specific mineral is actually the critical raw materials within the production of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and a lot of refrigerants.This increased demand coupled with general shortage of raw materials has caused a dramatic price increase (almost double within the past year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to keep at it in the near future.
Friday, April 30, 2021
Why is there PTFE and Kynar- PVDF extended delivery
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