What caused the Teflon and Kynar long lead times

Over the past year, the market has experienced more challenges than I have come across around my 30 years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have experienced several shortages, and delivery issues on account of resin allocations coming from resin manufacturers. This is definitely the very first time I have seen all these issues at the same time.

PTFE Sheet (TFE) and PVDF both are on allocation.

The two of these 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 increased significantly, additionally, the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and extremely low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilised within dozens of applications from non-stick fry pans to ptfe tape for use at home. This specific mineral is the critical raw material within the production of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and lots of refrigerants.This rise in demand combined with shortage of raw materials is mainly responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double throughout the last year), shortages, and we expect both these factors to stay in affect in the near future.

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