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An amendment to China’s national environmental protection law that took effect on January 1 will probably spark more closures of dyeing and finishing factories, as well as of factories producing dye precursor chemicals, experts predict. Prior to its implementation, a series of crackdowns on polluting plants ordered by local authorities had already caused prices of certain chemicals, for instance 2-amino-4-acetylamino-anisole, to skyrocket. …

The challenge of maintaining the integrity and efficient operation of remote oil and gas pipelines under deep water will become more taxing in future. And their potential failure will cost companies more in commercial losses and in regulatory penalties, according to industry experts.…

As they looks at the rewards of shale gas production seen over recent years in the US, European producers are edging closer to commercial shale gas production. However, it faces a wide range of challenges, and the debate within Europe over shale gas is intensifying.…

PHILIPPINES’ garment sector is expected to be a key beneficiary of its country’s inclusion since January 1 within the European Union’s (EU) GSP+ scheme, allowing the export of 6,274 additional tariff items of all kinds to the EU at zero tariffs over the next 10 years.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament has voted to allow individual European Union (EU) member states to reject the cultivation of genetically modified food on their territories, independent of what the situation is at EU level. This law, negotiated with the EU Council of Ministers, leaves room to national governments to ban the GMOs from being produced in their countries for other reasons than environmental or health risks.…

THE FACIAL skin care market in Chile has enjoyed double digit growth for over a decade, and is expected to continue expanding. Although this market is expected to grow at a slower rate this year, market research firm Canadean Ltd has forecast an average annual growth rate of 11% between 2013 and 2018.…

Increasing efforts are being made across the cocoa supply chain in globally important producer Ghana to ensure its industry operates ethically and sustainably. Total Ghanaian cocoa production for the 2013/14 season was forecast to be around 830,000 tonnes, according to a report by the Oxford Business Group, which noted that 835,000 tonnes of cocoa were harvested in Ghana during the 2012/13 season, representing around 21% of the global total.…

ASIAN domestic coatings markets are sharply diverse, in terms of economic development, climate and cultural preferences, but if there is one trend that unites them at present, it is the growing demand for waterborne paints.

In Japan, sales of waterborne paints have risen, while total shipments of paints from Japanese manufacturers has fallen: down from nearly 2.4 million tonnes in the early 1990s, Japanese paint producers shipped 1.53 million tonnes in 2013 –  the most recent full year for which figures are available, according to the Japan Paint Manufacturers Association (JPMA).…

Malaysia’s finance ministry has released a comprehensive plan to boost the strength of the accountancy profession in the country. Drafted by a special committee to strengthen the accountancy profession (CSAP), the policy is designed to ensure Malaysia has sufficient numbers of professional accountants and reform the profession’s governance.…

The Islamic State (IS) is increasingly acting like an established state, needing access beyond its territory to acquire spare parts, machinery and goods to keep the economy of its territories going. With regulatory enforcement more focused on funds going in to the Islamic State than out, this trade is being exploited, particularly via Turkey.…