The growing market for non-stick cookware, which uses PTFE, widely in Dupont’s Teflon form is expected to continue to be a stable growth avenue for market participants. Additionally, a surge in coating demand for wires and cables and the global trend in automotive weight reduction is also expected to provide multiple growth avenues to the PTFE industry. Volatile fluorspar supply and environmental concerns regarding Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) content are expected to be roadblocks for PTFE manufacturers over the next six years.

Further Key findings from the study suggest:

• Granular PTFE dominated the product market, accounting for over 32% of global volumes in 2012, sales were strongest in Asia Pacific, with consumption expected to reach 67.2 kilo tons in 2020, growing at a CAGR of over 10% from 2013 to 2020
• Powdered PTFE, both in micro-powder and fine-powder form accounted for over 43% of global volumes in 2012. Powdered PTFE is commonly used in aerospace, automotive, wire coatings and textile membranes
• Automotive applications, majorly in equipment manufacturing, dominated PTFE demand in 2012, accounting for close to 28% of global volumes in 2012. Asia Pacific PTFE sales for automotive equipments are expected to reach USD 614.4 million by 2020, growing at a CAGR of over 8% from 2013 to 2020.