In the last year, the market has had more difficulties than I have come across in my three decades experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have witnessed several shortages, and delivery problems because of resin allocations through plastic resin vendors. This is the very first instance I have seen all these issues at one time.
Polytetraflouroethylene (TFE) and Kynar - PVDF both are on allocation.
These two resins are in short supply. The PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene product PTFE (TFE) and PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide demand for this mineral has increased significantly, along with the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and incredibly low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is used within a lot of purposes from non-stick fry pans to ptfe tape for home use. This particular mineral is a important raw materials inside the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and several refrigerants.This escalating demand bundled with shortage of raw materials has caused a dramatic price increase (almost double over the past year), shortages, and we expect both these factors to stay in affect in the near future.
jeudi 22 avril 2021
What is causing the Teflon Products and Kynar extended delivery times
