Hindustan Fluorocarbons (HFL) was incorporated in 1983 as a subsidiary of Hindustan Organic Chemicals (HOCL), a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, and Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals for manufacture of Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) with plant capacity of 500 tonnes per annum. PTFE is extensively used in chemical, mechanical, electrical and electronic industries and has strategic applications in the defence and aerospace sectors.