Property, Plant and Equipment, net [Text Block] |
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Property, Plant and Equipment, net
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Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
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September 30,
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March 31,
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2011
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2012
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Buildings |
$ |
127,025,347
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$ |
129,771,228
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Machinery and equipment |
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159,355,671
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166,862,662
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Office equipment |
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2,519,208
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2,577,421
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Motor vehicles |
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1,453,456
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1,460,843
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290,353,682
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300,672,154
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Accumulated depreciation |
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(80,673,667
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(91,699,519
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Construction in progress |
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45,305,701
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45,489,683
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Prepayment for acquisition of property, plant and equipment |
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1,466,207
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2,275,061
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Assets held for abandonment |
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744,356
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767,303
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Net book value |
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257,196,279
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257,504,682
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Impairment charge |
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(13,958,165
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) |
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(16,887,157
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) |
Carried amount |
$ |
243,238,114
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$ |
240,617,525
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(i)
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Depreciation expense for the six months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012 is included in the condensed interim consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows:
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Six months ended March 31,
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2011
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2012
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Cost of revenues |
$ |
6,743,209
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$ |
7,411,674
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Research and development expenses |
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208,154
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289,785
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Sales and marketing expenses |
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243,916
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86,861
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General and administrative expenses |
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1,292,048
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1,639,477
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$ |
8,487,327
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$ |
9,427,797
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(ii)
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Construction in Progress
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Construction in progress mainly comprises capital expenditures for construction of the Company’s new corporate campus, including offices and factories.
For the six months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, the Company capitalized interest of US$240,449
and US$770,353
respectively to the cost of construction in progress.
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(iii)
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Pledged Property, Plant and Equipment
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As of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012, machinery and equipment with net book value of US$56,376,435
and US$51,180,603
of the Company were pledged as collateral under certain loan arrangements (see Notes
7).
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(iv)
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Assets held for abandonment
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Assets held for abandonment as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
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September 30,
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March 31,
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2011
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2012
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Net book value |
$ |
744,356
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767,303
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Less: impairment charge |
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(744,356
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(767,303
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Carried amount |
$ |
-
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-
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The carried amount as of September 30, 2011 and March 31, 2012 composed of the machinery and equipment relating to steel-case cell production line and certain used assets which have been written down to
nil.
During the course of the Company’s strategic review of its operations, the Company assessed the recoverability of the carrying value of certain property, plant and equipment which resulted in impairment losses of approximately US$2.7
million for the six months period ended March 31, 2012. No impairment charged for the six months period ended March 31, 2011.
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