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BY PETER DA COSTA

THE WORLD Bank has barred a subsidiary of Texas-based engineering giant from its programmes for two years after KBR Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd (KBR Pty) was found breaking guidelines in a bank-financed water supply project in Vietnam.…

BY WANG FANGQING

THE INDONESIAN government has yet to impose comprehensive and specific environmental controls on its domestic coatings industry, but manufacturers, especially multinationals, are ready to move one step ahead and reduce their pollution footprint.

The issue was a key focus of the 12th Asia Coatings Markets conference held on November 2 in Jakarta, with debates on cutting carbon emissions associated with production and making eco-friendly paints and coatings.…

BY MARK ROWE

THE INDONESIAN Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) has pulled out of the international Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) eco-certification system, as the Indonesian government is planning its own sustainable palm oil regime, Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into the EU of certain fatty alcohols and their blends, used as cosmetics ingredients, made in India, Indonesia and Malaysia. Indian companies will be charged Euro EUR86.99 per tonne (bar VVF Ltd’s EUR46.98).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into the EU of certain fatty alcohols and their blends, used as pharmaceutical ingredients, made in India, Indonesia and Malaysia. Indian companies will be charged Euro EUR86.99 per tonne; Indonesian companies EUR80.34/tonne; and Malaysian companies EUR61.01/tonne, with some special lower tariffs for selected companies.…

BY MARK GODFREY

AS CHINA’S economy grows, financial fraud seems to be feeding off this wealth. Respected scholars Professor Hu Angang at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and prominent Chinese economist Fan Gang have said around 16% of GDP is lost to white-collar crime in China.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE UNITED Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Indonesian government have launched a project to boost energy efficiency in the key Java tourist zone of Pangandaran. It includes introducing energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in hotels and public buildings; integrating low-carbon goals into planning; plus seminars and workshops on energy efficiency.…

BY WANG FANGQING

INDONESIA’S paint and coating market is expected to grow 10% from 2011 to 2012 after a previous average annual growth of 8% between 2006 and 2011.With the strong recovery from the recession in the domestic economy, the market – with an estimated value of US dollars USD1.1 billion – will grow robustly in the following years, according to market research company Frost & Sullivan.…

BY AHMAD PATHONI

INDONESIA’S paint and coating market has grown by about 3-4% annually by average over the past decade. Indeed, consumption rose to 688,863 tonnes in 2010, from 646,700 the previous year, according to the Indonesian Paint Manufacturers’ Association.

And a mini-boom could be approaching.…

BY MUNZA MUSHTAQ

Asia has long been accused of fostering corruption and governments have often turned a blind eye, while their countries grow richer. One answer is increasing the role of non-state actors in dealing with the problem. Munza Mushtaq reports from the 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.…