Table 4. Asbestos bans in 10 Asian countries.
Country |
Crocidolite |
Amosite |
Chrysotile |
China |
Yes |
No |
No |
Indonesia |
NR |
NR |
No |
Japan |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Korea |
Yes |
NR |
No |
Malaysia |
Yes |
No |
No |
Philippines |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Singapore |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Taiwan |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Thailand |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Vietnam |
No |
No |
No |
Table 5. Asbestos consumption in 10 Asian countries.
Country |
Current consumption
(KG/capita/year)
|
Recent trend |
China |
0.4 |
Increase |
Indonesia |
0.3 |
Increase |
Japan |
0.0 |
Decrease |
Korea |
0.5 |
Decrease |
Malaysia |
0.9 |
Plateau |
Philippines |
{less than or equal to} 0.1 |
Increase |
Singapore |
0 |
Decrease |
Taiwan |
0.2 |
Decrease |
Thailand |
1.9 |
Increase |
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