David Johnson

TFE sheet  products, PTFE (TFE) and Kynar  manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The world need for this mineral has risen significantly, as well as the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and extremely low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is utilized throughout dozens of purposes from non-stick fry pans to ptfe tape for personal use. This particular mineral is a critical raw material within the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and lots of refrigerants.This increased demand combined with general shortage of raw materials has caused a dramatic price increase (almost double during the last year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to continue in the near future. Acetal

In the last year, the business has had more challenges than I have come across inside my thirty years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have seen several shortages, and delivery problems caused by plastic resin allocations coming from plastic resin vendors. This is definitely the first time I have seen all these issues at the same time. PTFE Sheet (TFE) and Kynar both are on allocation. The two of these resins are in short supply. The  PTFE Sheet suppliers product PTFE (TFE) and also Kynar  manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide need for this mineral has grown significantly, and also the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and really low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilized within tons of applications from non-stick fry kitchenware to ptfe tape for personal use. This mineral is a essential raw material within the pro...