Statistics are collected to show the industry the main trends in tantalum and niobium production and consumption. They are considered to cover the vast majority of material in the industry. They only contain data from T.I.C. members, not outside companies. For reasons of confidentiality the T.I.C. may not verify the data reported and has to rely on the reports being correct, with only the independent collector SFC Group reviewing reports for obvious errors. No figures can be estimated or added in for any reason. With co-operation from all the members the statistics will be the best possible. Collection requests are issued quarterly, to facilitate a routine and timely response; results are then circulated as soon as available. The confidentiality of the data is protected as each company reports its data directly to SFC Group; this company consolidates the data for each category before releasing a report to the T.I.C.
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