Fluorotherm Polymers

What Fluorotherm Polymers does

Fluorotherm Polymers Inc. is a US-based, privately held custom fluoropolymer manufacturer founded circa 1980 and headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company designs and produces fluoropolymer tubing (PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE, PVDF, heat-shrink, striped, and its proprietary H2 thermally conductive variant), fluoropolymer rods, PTFE monofilament, custom fabricated components (bending, forming, machining, bonding, molding), and heat exchangers — both immersion coil and shell-and-tube configurations, with more than 800 documented design variations.

The business operates a sales-led B2B model with all products custom-manufactured to customer specifications. Pricing is quote-based with no public list; customers engage directly via phone, email, or a website request-for-quote form. The company also offers fluoropolymer consulting services that complement its product sales. Its customer base spans eight verticals — general industry, heavy industry, aerospace, automotive (including EV battery and powertrain applications), environmental, lab and scientific, emerging technologies, and semiconductor/pharmaceutical — with stated global reach.

The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified (Verisys Registrars), and its technical leadership traces its expertise to DuPont. In January 2023, Fluorotherm expanded its fabricated tubing capacity and added a Plainfield, CT site through the asset acquisition of Rhem Plastics. The company has not disclosed any external funding rounds, operates with 11-50 employees, and remains privately held with no parent company or institutional investors identified in the source data.

Name

Fluorotherm Polymers

Legal name

Fluorotherm Polymers Inc.

Website

https://fluorotherm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fluorotherm Polymers Inc. is a privately held US manufacturer of custom fluoropolymer tubing, rods, monofilament, heat exchangers, and fabricated components, serving aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, semiconductor, and other industrial customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fluoropolymer Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMANAAAF

Fluoropolymers & High-Barrier Resins Manufacturing (PTFE, PVDF, ETFE, EVOH)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Plastic Resin & Polymer Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMAEANAH

Fluoropolymers (PTFE, PVDF, FEP, ETFE)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Industrial Polymers

Keywords

• Fluoropolymer tubing
• Fluoropolymer manufacturing
• Heat exchangers
• Custom polymer fabrication
• Fluoropolymer consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Parsippany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fluoropolymer Products Sales: Manufacture and sale of custom fluoropolymer tubing, heat exchangers, monofilament, rods, and fabricated products. Products are custom-designed to customer specifications with standard and metric sizing options.
2. Polymer Consulting Services: Expert fluoropolymer consulting services for customers needing technical guidance on material selection and applications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fluorotherm Polymers Inc. manufactures custom fluoropolymer products including PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE, PVDF, H2 thermally conductive, heat shrink, and striped tubing, along with fluoropolymer rods, monofilament fibers, custom fabricated components, and immersion and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. All products are custom-designed to customer specifications in standard and metric sizes and sold through a direct B2B quote-based process. The company also provides fluoropolymer consulting services to support material selection and application engineering.

Product overview

Fluorotherm Polymers is a fluoropolymer manufacturer with over 40 years of experience offering a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance polymer products. The product line centers on fluoropolymer tubing in seven main types (PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE, PVDF, H2, and Heat Shrink), complemented by fluoropolymer rods, monofilament fibers, and custom fabricated products. The company also manufactures immersion and shell-and-tube heat exchangers with over 800 design variations. All products are available in standard and metric sizes with clear or colored options. The portfolio serves diverse industries including aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, medical, food and beverage, and emerging technologies. In January 2023, Fluorotherm expanded its fabricated tubing capacity through the acquisition of Rhem Plastics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PTFE Tubing Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tubing offering superior temperature and chemical resistance with non-stick properties. Best known as the original Teflon fluoropolymer and most commonly applied to electronic products and electrical work.
• FEP Tubing Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) tubing offering excellent chemical inertness and crack resistance with better flexibility than PTFE. Cost-effective solution for electrical products with high UV transmission and excellent durability.
• PFA Tubing

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rhem PlasticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In January 2023, Fluorotherm Polymers Inc. acquired the assets of Rhem Plastics, based in Plainfield, CT. This acquisition expanded Fluorotherm's fabricated tubing product capacity, specifically adding retractable coils and shaped tubing for fluid handling applications including DI water and high purity liquids. This strategic acquisition strengthened the company's high-performance tubing portfolio.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics produces fluoropolymer-lined tubing, hoses and seals serving chemical, pharma and semiconductor markets, and competes with Fluorotherm in high-purity fluid handling.
• 3M: 3M sells a broad portfolio including fluoropolymer films, tubing and chemical-resistant industrial products. As a diversified incumbent it overlaps Fluorotherm in chemical, electronics, and aerospace markets.
• Parker Hannifin: Parker's Parflex division supplies fluoropolymer hose and tubing for fluid handling across chemical, aerospace, oil & gas and semiconductor — overlapping Fluorotherm's shell-and-tube and immersion applications at a much larger scale.
• Arkema: Arkema is a top global fluoropolymer producer (Kynar PVDF, Forafac) competing in chemical-processing, EV battery, semiconductor and water-treatment uses that directly overlap Fluorotherm's customer verticals.
• Solvay / Syensqo: Solvay (with its specialty spin-off Syensqo) is a major fluoropolymer supplier (Solef PVDF, Tecnoflon FKM) supplying chemical-processing and high-purity applications directly overlapping Fluorotherm's industrial and semi/pharma segments.
• Daikin: Daikin is a leading global fluoropolymer and fluorochemical producer (Neoflon brand) covering PTFE, PFA, FEP, ETFE resins and finished products. It is a broad incumbent competing in many of the same chemical, semiconductor and automotive end-uses.
• Chemours: Chemours (spun out of DuPont) owns the Teflon brand and is the largest fluoropolymer resin and product supplier globally. Although much larger, Chemours competes with Fluorotherm across PTFE/PFA tubing and heat-exchanger-grade materials.

Direct peers

• Adtech Polymer Engineering: Adtech is a UK-based custom fluoropolymer tubing and heat-exchanger fabricator closely comparable to Fluorotherm in scope — small, custom-focused, multi-fluoropolymer (PTFE, PFA, FEP, PVDF) for chemical and high-purity applications.
• Zeus: Zeus is a specialist fluoropolymer tubing and components manufacturer with comparable product breadth (PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE tubing) and a custom-fabrication focus. It is the most direct competitor to Fluorotherm in high-purity and industrial fluoropolymer tubing.
• AGC Chemicals: AGC Chemicals manufactures Fluon-brand fluoropolymers (PTFE, PFA, FEP, ETFE) and increasingly competes in specialty tubing and coated products. Like Fluorotherm, it combines resin expertise with custom fabricated offerings for industrial buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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