The report is drafted by diverse methods as follows:
 
 1) Desk research
 
The sources of desk research are various, including published magazines, journals, government statistics, industrial statistics, customs statistics, association seminars as well as information from the Internet. A lot of work has gone into the compilation and analysis of the obtained information. When necessary, checks have been made with all kinds of suppliers regarding market information such as key manufacturers, key end-users, production, consumption, export, demand and so on.

2) Telephone interviews
 
CCM has carried out extensive telephone interviews in order to track the actual market situation of the fluorine industry in China.
 
Interviewees cover:

- Major manufacturers of fluorite
- Major manufacturers of inorganic fluorides
- Major manufacturers of organic fluorides
- Major manufacturers of semi-finished products
- Major manufacturers of finished products
- Major traders
- Associations

3) Network search
 
CCM employs a network to contact industry participants by using B2B website and software.

4) Data processing and presentation
 
The data collected and compiled is variously sourced from:

- CCM's database
- Published articles from periodicals, magazines, journals and third party databases
- Statistics from governments and international institutes
- Telephone interviews with domestic manufacturers, joint ventures, service suppliers and government agencies
- Third-party data providers
- Customs statistics
- Comments from industrial experts
- Information from the Internet
 
The data have been combined and cross-checked to make the report as accurate and methodologically sound as possible. Throughout the process, a series of discussions have been held within CCM to analyse the data and draw appropriate conclusions.

- Glossary

CAGR: compound annual growth rate

AHF: anhydrous hydrogen fluoride

HCFC: hydrochlorofluorocarbon

HCFC-22: difluorochloromethane

HFC-134a: 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane

HFC-32: difluoromethane

HFC-125: pentafluoroethane

HFC-410a: mixture of HFC-32 and HFC-125

HFP: hexafluoropropylene

PTFE: polytetrafluoroethylene

FEP: fluorinated ethylene propylene

PVDF: polyvinylidene fluoride

PFA: perfluoroalkoxy alkane

ETFE: ethylene tetrafluoroethylene

PFOA: pentadecafluorooctanoic acid

PE: polyethylene

FEPM: tetrafluoro ethylene/propylene rubbers

TFE: tetrafluoroethylene

PCTFE: polytrifluorochloroethylene

- Unit

RMB: currency unit in China, also called Yuan

USD: currency unit in the US, also called US Dollar

Tonne: ton, equals to metric ton in this report

/t: per tonne

t/a: tonne per year, tonne per annual

kg: kilogram