Throughout the last year, the business has experienced more shortages than I have seen during my thirty years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have witnessed several shortages, and delivery delays on account of resin allocations by plastic resin manufacturers. This is actually the very first time I have seen all these issues at one time.
Polytetraflouroethylene (TFE) and Kynar are both on allocation.
This pair of resins are in short supply. The PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene product PTFE (TFE) along with PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that is mined in Mongolia and China. The world need for this mineral has risen significantly, and the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is utilized within dozens of purposes from non-stick fry griddles to ptfe tape for use at home. This specific mineral is the critical raw material in the production of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and many refrigerants.This increase in demand mixed with general shortage of raw materials has caused a dramatic price increase (almost double within the past year), shortages, and we expect both these factors to stay in affect in the near future.
Saturday, June 12, 2021
What's the reason for the TFE and Kynar- PVDF extended delivery
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