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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer which finds numerous applications. PTFE's most well known trademark in the industry is the DuPont brand name Teflon, as DuPont initially discovered PTFE . PTFE has an extremely low coefficient of friction and is used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware. It is very non-reactive, and so is often used in containers and pipework for reactive and corrosive chemicals.

The used PTFE foils are manufactured from virgin PTFE resins which are molded, sintered, and skived to the appropriate thickness. They are widely used in a number of industries due to the material's outstanding characteristics, including heat and chemical resistance, dielectric strength and anti-stick properties.

Only mechanical impacts and temperatures above 400°C can hurt this wonder-plastic.

The company POLYMADE ITT GmbH in Germany has developed a treatment of even the thinnest PTFE foils without destroying the material with etching to allow the combine of PTFE with EPDM and other plastic materials.