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Property, Plant and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
Disclosure of property, plant and equipment [text block]
Note 15.
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
  
Land
  
Building

and

improvements
  
Machinery
  
Research

and

development

equipment
  
Office

furniture

and

equipment
  
Others
  
Prepayments

for purchase

of equipment

and

construction

in progress
  
Total
 
  
(in thousands)
 
Cost
                        
Balance at January 1, 2017 $14,328   22,821   42,907   32,590   11,402   27,268   1,924   153,240 
Additions  -   898   12,484   9,236   663   2,137   27,013   52,431 
Transfers  -   1,225   887   (569)  -   -   (1,543)  - 
Disposals  -   -   (1,208)  (1,065)  (271)  (459)  -   (3,003)
Effect of exchange rate changes  -   -   -   -   93   211   -   304 
Balance at December 31, 2017  14,328   24,944   55,070   40,192   11,887   29,157   27,394   202,972 
Acquisitions through business combinations  -   -   700   -   27   -   -   727 
Additions  -   4,268   14,520   6,084   1,352   3,879   14,045   44,148 
Transfers  -   2,759   684   96   -   -   (3,548)  (9)
Disposals  -   -   (506)  (415)  (232)  (570)  -   (1,723)
Effect of exchange rate changes  -   -   -   -   (70)  (86)  -   (156)
Balance at December 31, 2018 
$
14,328
   
31,971
   
70,468
   
45,957
   
12,964
   
32,380
   
37,891
   
245,959
 
                                 
Accumulated Depreciation
                                
Balance at January 1, 2017 $-   13,313   35,323   27,466   9,700   20,129   -   105,931 
Depreciation for the year  -   1,411   5,656   3,438   813   3,954   -   15,272 
Transfers  -   -   392   (392)  -   -   -   - 
Disposals  -   -   (1,208)  (1,065)  (271)  (459)  -   (3,003)
Effect of exchange rate changes  -   -   -   -   75   122   -   197 
Balance at December 31, 2017  -   14,724   40,163   29,447   10,317   23,746   -   118,397 
Depreciation for the year  -   1,326   7,891   5,087   710   3,333   -   18,347 
Transfers  -   -   -   (7)  -   -   -   (7)
Disposals  -   -   (506)  (415)  (232)  (569)  -   (1,722)
Effect of exchange rate changes  -   -   -   -   (58)  (65)  -   (123)
Balance at December 31, 2018 
$
-
   
16,050
   
47,548
   
34,112
   
10,737
   
26,445
   
-
   
134,892
 
 
 
                                
Carrying amounts
                                
At January 1, 2017 
$
14,328
   
9,508
   
7,584
   
5,124
   
1,702
   
7,139
   
1,924
   
47,309
 
At December 31, 2017 
$
14,328
   
10,220
   
14,907
   
10,745
   
1,570
   
5,411
   
27,394
   
84,575
 
At December 31, 2018 
$
14,328
   
15,921
   
22,920
   
11,845
   
2,227
   
5,935
   
37,891
   
111,067
 
 
 
Others in property, plant and equipment includes mold equipment, leasehold improvements and other equipment.
 
During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, the Company acquired certain property, plant and equipment with amounts of $14,381 thousand and $5,115 thousand, respectively, of which were acquired through non-cash transactions and reflected under payable for purchase of building and equipment.
 
The above items of property, plant and equipment, except certain machinery and equipment for specific project depreciated on Fixed-Percentage-on-Declining-Base Method basis mentioned in Note 4(i), are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:
 
Buildings 25 years
Building improvements 4-16 years
Machinery 4-6 years
Research and development equipment 2-6 years
Office furniture and equipment 3-8 years
Others 2-15 years
 
For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, the Company did not recognize any impairment loss on property, plant and equipment.