The main new or upcoming items of legislation which have been identified include: implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive in the European Union together with binding Best Available Techniques (BAT) requirements; the renewed EU Climate and Energy package and EU Emissions Trading rules and similar initiatives in the US and China; new European legislation related to chemicals and product safety especially in Europe; the EU’s initiatives on air quality policy and national emissions ceilings (the EU Air Policy Review Package); the International Maritime Organization’s decision on the sulphur content of marine fuels and the EU Sulphur Directive, effective as of energy, waste and other environmental taxations and water and air quality targets in our main production countries.