Unlike organic compounds, which have bonds of carbon and hydrogen (C-H-bond), fluorinated compounds have these bonds replaced with carbon and fluorine bonds (C-F-bond) which are not subject to oxidation and provide due to their polar nature an exceptional resistance to solvents, oils, grease and fuels, as well as resistance to oxidation, combustion and weathering, i.e. factors that would normally attack most of other natural and synthetic compounds.

Due to exceptional chemical and temperature resistance these compounds are usually used for the production of technical products such as flat seals, pipes, oil seals, O-rings, in short, any product that will be exposed to an environment where high temperatures and contact with mineral and hydraulic oils, fuels, aliphatic-aromatic compounds, chlorinated hydrocarbons, solvents and other aggressive chemicals are present at the same time.