ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Porex Corp. of Fairburn, Ga., has developed a line of four specialty porous polytetrafluoroethylene sheets now in use in Europe and entering the U.S. market.

But not to Teflon (otherwise known as polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE—”Teflon” is the name brand for the PTFE that DuPont produces).

What is Teflon Coating? Teflon is not a product on its own, but a brand name of a product. It refers to a chemical coating known as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).