How come there's a PTFE and Kynar- PVDF extended delivery times
Over the past year, the business has had more shortages than I've come across during my 3 decades experience. In the past I have seen sharp price increases, and I have experienced several shortages, and delivery problems resulting from plastic resin allocations coming from plastic resin manufacturers. This is definitely the first instance I have seen all these issues at one time. PTFE Sheet (TFE) and Kynar - PVDF are both on allocation. This pair of resins are in short supply. The PTFE Sheeting product PTFE (TFE) and PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar which is mined in Mongolia and China. The worldwide demand for this mineral has risen significantly, and also the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilised within tons of purposes from non-stick fry pans to ptfe tape for home use. This particular mineral is a critical raw materials within th...