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RECEIVABLES, NET - NON CURRENT AND CURRENT | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Receivables, net [Abstract] |
RECEIVABLES, NET - NON CURRENT AND CURRENT | RECEIVABLES, NET – NON CURRENT AND CURRENT
| As of December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
Receivables with related parties (Notes 26 and 14 (b)) | 151,388 |  |  | 126,859 |
Employee advances and loans | 2,425 |  |  | 4,171 |
Advances to suppliers for the purchase of property, plant and equipment | 74,741 |  |  | 27,734 |
Advances to suppliers for the purchase of property, plant and equipment with related parties (Note 26) | 7,493 |  |  | 3,252 |
Other receivables (Note 3 (c) (iii)) | 264,683 |  |  | 311,394 |
Tax credits | 146,711 |  |  | 202,853 |
Others | 2,006 |  |  | 1,036 |
Receivables, net – Non-current | 649,447 |  |  | 677,299 |
| As of December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
Value added tax | 156,627 |  |  | 149,021 |
Tax credits | 72,957 |  |  | 77,887 |
Employee advances and loans | 4,701 |  |  | 6,429 |
Advances to suppliers | 15,563 |  |  | 44,239 |
Advances to suppliers with related parties (Note 26) | 2,854 |  |  | 3 |
Expenses paid in advance | 15,862 |  |  | 13,244 |
Government tax refunds on exports | 17,311 |  |  | 32,522 |
Receivables with related parties (Note 26) | 9,536 |  |  | 29,190 |
Others | 14,339 |  |  | 9,638 |
Receivables, net – Current | 309,750 |  |  | 362,173 |

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