Teflon product PTFE (TFE) as well as PVDF manufacturing requires a mineral called Fluorspar that's mined in Mongolia and China. The world demand for this mineral has grown significantly, as well as the supply has tightened. PTFE materials have high temperature resistance, excellent chemical resistance and very low co-efficient of friction (slippery) and is utilised in a bunch of purposes from non-stick fry griddles to ptfe tape for personal use. This mineral is a important raw materials inside the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, fluorolubricants and many refrigerants.This rise in demand linked with general shortage of raw materials is responsible for a dramatic price increase (almost double throughout the last year), shortages, and we expect these two factors to stay in affect in the near future.
