Why is there PTFE and Kynar- PVDF long lead times
During the last year, the market has experienced more allocations than I have seen inside my 30 years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have seen several shortages, and delivery issues on account of plastic resin allocations by resin companies. This is definitely the very first occasion I have seen all these issues at one time. PTFE (TFE) and PVDF are both on allocation. Both of these resins are in short supply. The PTFE Sheet suppliers product PTFE (TFE) along with Kynar manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that's mined in Mongolia and China. The world need for this mineral has grown significantly, as well as the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and extremely low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is used throughout a lot of applications from non-stick fry kitchenware to ptfe tape for personal use. This particular mineral is the important raw materials in the manufa...