Over the past year, the business has experienced more challenges than I have come across within my 3 decades experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have experienced several shortages, and delivery delays stemming from material allocations from resin vendors. This is actually the first instance I have seen all these issues at one time.
Polytetraflouroethylene (TFE) and PVDF both are on allocation.
These two resins are in short supply. The PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene product PTFE (TFE) and Kynar manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide interest in this mineral has grown significantly, and also the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and extremely low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is utilized within a great deal of purposes from non-stick fry pots and pans to ptfe tape for home use. This mineral is the crucial raw material in the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and quite a few refrigerants.This increasing amount of demand combined with shortage of raw materials is responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double during the last year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to keep at it in the near future.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
What is causing the PTFE and Kynar extended delivery
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