What caused the TFE and PVDF extended delivery times

Over the past year, the business has experienced more allocations than I have seen within my thirty years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have witnessed several shortages, and delivery problems on account of material allocations coming from plastic resin vendors. This is actually the first instance I have seen all these issues at one time.

PTFE (TFE) and Kynar are both on allocation.

The two of these resins are in short supply. The  PTFE Sheet product PTFE (TFE) and PVDF  manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The world requirement for this mineral has grown significantly, along with the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and incredibly low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is utilised in tons of applications from non-stick fry pots and pans to ptfe tape for home use. This particular mineral is the critical raw material in the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and lots of refrigerants.This surge in demand bundled with general shortage of raw materials is mainly responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double in the last year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to keep at it in the near future.

When you are shopping around for a plastic sheet provider you will additionally want to investigate the firm that you are dealing with to make certain that they are going to be around for a very long time. If you are most likely to be having a lot of issues with your plastic sheet supply you are going to intend to make sure that you are going to be able to trust them to continue to supply you with the high-grade product that you have actually pertained to anticipate, over the years.


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