What caused the PTFE and Kynar extended delivery
Over the past year, the business has had more difficulties than I have seen within my thirty years experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have observed several shortages, and delivery issues caused by resin allocations from resin suppliers. This is actually the very first time I have seen all these issues at one time. PTFE (TFE) and Kynar - PVDF are both on allocation. Both of these resins are in short supply. The PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene product PTFE (TFE) as well as Kynar manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that's mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide requirement for this mineral has increased significantly, along with the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilized within a great deal of applications from non-stick fry cookware to ptfe tape for personal use. This mineral is actually a crucial raw materials within t...