Historical Review

Business divisions and offices in the Scientific & Technological Information Research Institute of the Ministry of Chemical Industry (institution in the system of planned economy, - 1992)
　- Service target -- governments at various levels and state-owned enterprises
　- Service form -- providing services free of charge
　- Business scope -- focusing on the research of scientific & technological information about the chemical (or petrochemical) industry abroad
　- Organization -- Inorganic Division, Organic Division, National Defense (New Materials) Division and Patent Division

Business divisions and offices of China National Chemical Information Center (institution during the initial years in the system of market economy, 1992 – 1999
　- Service target -- governments at various levels and domestic and foreign enterprises
　- Service form -- Providing consulting reports, monographic materials and professional meetings with charges
　- Business scope -- market and scientific & technological information (focusing on market) about the chemical industry at home and abroad
　-Organization -- First Division, Second Division, Third Division,
　　　　　　　　 Inorganic Division, Organic Division
　　　　　　　　 Inorganic Division, Consulting Department (China Fine Chemical Material & Intermediate Association was established in 1999 and it was anchored at the Consulting Department)

Consulting business in China National Chemical Information Center (corporate functioning mechanism in the system of market economy, 2000 – 2004 )
　Change in mechanism --- preliminary reformation of the consulting business in the center
　Change in name --- Consulting Department of China National Chemical Information Center
　- Business scope --- expanded to petroleum, petrochemical, light industry and pharmaceutical sectors
　- Change in turnover --- an average annual growth of 40%