During the last year, the business has had more difficulties than I have come across around my 30 years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have observed several shortages, and delivery issues stemming from material allocations coming from resin companies. This is actually the very first time I have seen all these issues at one time.
PTFE Rod (TFE) and Kynar are both on allocation.
Both of these resins are in short supply. The PTFE Sheeting product PTFE (TFE) and also Kynar-PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide demand for this mineral has increased significantly, as well as supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and really low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilised in a lot of applications from non-stick fry cookware to ptfe tape for home use. This specific mineral is a crucial raw material within the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and several refrigerants.This increasing amount of demand bundled with general shortage of raw materials has caused a dramatic price increase (almost double throughout the last year), shortages, and we expect both these factors to stay in affect in the near future.
2025年1月11日星期六
Why is there Teflon Products and Kynar- PVDF long lead times
