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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET [Abstract] |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET | 8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property, plant and equipment, net, consist of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Buildings and plant |  | $ | 286,302,082 |  | $ | 325,775,766 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 371,703,665 |  |  | 464,556,735 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |  |  | 21,355,517 |  |  | 26,701,699 |
Motor vehicles |  |  | 334,025 |  |  | 356,560 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (206,725,215) |  |  | (260,287,516) |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | $ | 472,970,074 |  | $ | 557,103,244 |
Construction in process |  |  | 84,457,810 |  |  | 22,025,447 |
Total |  | $ | 557,427,884 |  | $ | 579,128,691 |
Depreciation expense was $31,361,026, $33,822,082 and $38,824,055 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Construction in process of $22.0 million as of December 31, 2017 was mostly related to the Phase 3B expansion project. The Group recognized impairments for long-lived assets of $1,622,588, $198,689 and $2,987,668 during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

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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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823 + Details
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