What's the reason for the TFE and Kynar- PVDF extended delivery times
Throughout the last year, the market has had more shortages than I have come across within my 30 years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have seen several shortages, and delivery delays caused by resin allocations from plastic resin vendors. This is the first time I have seen all these issues at one time. Polytetraflouroethylene (TFE) and PVDF are both on allocation. The two of these resins are in short supply. The PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene product PTFE (TFE) as well as PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide need for this mineral has increased significantly, and the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and really low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is utilised in dozens of purposes from non-stick fry pots and pans to ptfe tape for use at home. This particular mineral is actually the essential raw materials inside the