TITLE

China's big, bad and ugly

AUTHOR(S)

Robinson, Simon

PUB. DATE

August 2006

SOURCE

ICIS Chemical Business;8/14/2006, Vol. 1 Issue 31, p5

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

The article addresses the problem associated with the growing counterfeit business in China. China's counterfeit business contributes to the $750 billion trade in dodgy goods; about 22% of 8800 products sampled recently in China, including pharmaceuticals and pesticides did not conform to national standards. It is perhaps as well for the chemical businesses in the rest of the world that this effort is contained in China, and is not spent on producing original work.

ACCESSION #

23158486

 

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