The Secretary General of the China Fluorine Plastic Processing Professional Committee analyzed that in the next 5-10 years, China is highly likely to become a production base for fluoroplastic products (especially low-end products) in the world. For domestic enterprises, the top priority is to adjust their business strategies in a timely manner, improve their own advantages, and establish a foothold in the market. At present, the demand for fluoroplastics is increasing, and it is like a fish in water in the cable market.

Experts introduce that fluoroplastics have played an important role in multiple fields of China's national economy. In terms of wires and cables, fluoroplastics are mainly used in high-temperature compensation wires, high-temperature signal wires, Ethernet wires, industrial high-temperature power and control cables, high-speed power and control cables for rail transit locomotives, and high-temperature heating cables.

At present, the commonly used fluoroplastics in the wire and cable industry mainly include polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE), tetrafluoroethylene perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether (PFA), etc. With the continuous development of the wire and cable industry, for example, the demand for high-temperature resistant cables in the special industry is becoming increasingly strong, and the demand for fluoroplastics will have a significant increase. According to incomplete statistics, in the past three years, heat-resistant and high-temperature resistant cables have grown at a rate of over 15% annually.

According to incomplete statistics, there are nearly a thousand fluorine plastic processing enterprises in China, some of which produced over 600 tons of fluorine plastic products in 2003, with an output value exceeding 50 million yuan. After years of development, these enterprises have made significant progress in research, processing, and application, with significant improvements in processing equipment and processes, and new products constantly emerging. Especially for the construction of venues for the 2008 Olympic Games, the fluoroplastic processing industry will also benefit as a whole.

However, it is pointed out that in recent years, a large number of foreign enterprises related to the processing of fluoroplastic products have entered China. Due to the highly automated production equipment and high-level management mechanisms of advanced foreign enterprises, their market share in China will gradually expand, which will inevitably have an impact on existing domestic processing enterprises.

When analyzing the current development status of the fluoroplastic industry, there are many problems. This is reflected in the fact that there are more semi-finished products of polytetrafluoroethylene, and most enterprise products are similar, with fewer high-tech and high value-added products. Most enterprises still continue the processing techniques of the 1970s and 1980s, with a severe shortage of professional and technical personnel, and a lack of investment in the development of new products and processes.

In addition, due to inadequate intellectual property protection, resulting in unreasonable competition, most fluoroplastic processing equipment only reproduces and transforms on the basis of old equipment, making it difficult to process high-tech products. Especially in stark contrast to foreign enterprises, a lack of understanding of after-sales service is a common problem among domestic fluoroplastic processing enterprises.

Enterprises do not have the technical strength and sufficient financial support to provide after-sales services, and cannot form a good channel for information feedback, making it difficult to develop high-performance and high value-added terminal products. Therefore, it is reminded that domestic enterprises should face up to the existing problems and make up for the shortcomings as soon as possible, in order to obtain greater profits.