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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2020
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | NOTE 8 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at January 31, 2020 and 2019:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
Land and improvements |  | $ | 863 |  | $ | 863 |
Building and improvements |  |  | 5,696 |  |  | 6,000 |
Furniture, machinery and equipment |  |  | 18,900 |  |  | 17,779 |
Trucks and other vehicles |  |  | 5,213 |  |  | 4,918 |
Project development costs (Note 3) |  |  | 6,853 |  |  | 2,149 |
|  |  | 37,525 |  |  | 31,709 |
Less - accumulated depreciation |  |  | 14,986 |  |  | 11,931 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 22,539 |  | $ | 19,778 |
Project development costs have been incurred by the Company’s consolidated variable interest entity in preparation for building a new gas-fired power plant. Such costs include engineering costs, professional fees and permitting fees. Depreciation for property, plant and equipment was $3.5 million, $3.4 million and $2.8 million for Fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which amounts were charged substantially to selling, general and administrative expenses in each year. The costs of maintenance and repairs were $3.4 million, $3.1 million and $2.4 million for Fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which amounts were charged substantially to selling, general and administrative expenses each year as well.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823 + Details
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