TFE sheet products, PTFE (TFE) as well as Kynar manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that is mined in Mongolia and China. The world requirement for this mineral has increased significantly, as well as supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high heat resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slick) and is utilized throughout a lot of applications from non-stick fry cookware to ptfe tape for personal use. This particular mineral is the important raw materials inside the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and several refrigerants.This increased demand joined together with shortage of raw materials is mainly responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double over the past year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to stay in affect in the near future.
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