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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | $ 138,938 |  |
Depreciation for the year | 21,873 | $ 22,186 | $ 18,347
Ending Balance | 132,074 | 138,938 |
Non-cash capital expenditures related to property, plant and equipment | 345 | 1,999 | 5,524
Land [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 41,828 |  |
Ending Balance | 41,828 | 41,828 |
Building and improvements |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 55,233 |  |
Ending Balance | 50,756 | 55,233 |
Machinery |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 20,111 |  |
Ending Balance | 17,380 | 20,111 |
Research and development equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 8,119 |  |
Ending Balance | 6,204 | 8,119 |
Office furniture and equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 2,680 |  |
Ending Balance | 2,581 | 2,680 |
Others |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 10,403 |  |
Ending Balance | 12,473 | 10,403 |
Prepayments for purchase of equipment and construction in progress |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 564 |  |
Ending Balance | 852 | 564 |
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 289,627 | 245,959 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 1,906 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 5,899 |
Additions | 13,915 | 44,169 |
Transfers | (694) | 0 |
Disposals | (18,800) | (6,350) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 477 | (50) |
Ending Balance | 286,431 | 289,627 | 245,959
Gross carrying amount [member] | Land [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 41,828 | 14,328 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 0 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 0 |
Additions | 0 | 27,500 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 41,828 | 41,828 | 14,328
Gross carrying amount [member] | Building and improvements |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 75,357 | 31,971 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 0 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 0 |
Additions | 46 | 6,502 |
Transfers | 0 | 36,884 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 75,403 | 75,357 | 31,971
Gross carrying amount [member] | Machinery |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 74,326 | 70,468 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 1,476 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 0 |
Additions | 1,031 | 3,909 |
Transfers | 386 | 0 |
Disposals | (2,350) | (51) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 87 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 74,956 | 74,326 | 70,468
Gross carrying amount [member] | Research and development equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 44,638 | 45,957 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 189 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 0 |
Additions | 1,189 | 1,069 |
Transfers | 178 | 0 |
Disposals | (730) | (2,388) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 23 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 45,487 | 44,638 | 45,957
Gross carrying amount [member] | Office furniture and equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 13,666 | 12,964 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 19 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 0 |
Additions | 857 | 884 |
Transfers | 0 | 468 |
Disposals | 0 | (638) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 115 | (12) |
Ending Balance | 14,657 | 13,666 | 12,964
Gross carrying amount [member] | Others |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 39,248 | 32,380 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 222 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 5,899 |
Additions | 9,952 | 4,280 |
Transfers | (706) | 0 |
Disposals | (15,720) | (3,273) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 252 | (38) |
Ending Balance | 33,248 | 39,248 | 32,380
Gross carrying amount [member] | Prepayments for purchase of equipment and construction in progress |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 564 | 37,891 |
Acquisitions through business combinations | 0 |  |
Adjustments on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 0 |
Additions | 840 | 25 |
Transfers | (552) | (37,352) |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 852 | 564 | 37,891
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (150,689) | (134,892) |
Depreciation for the year | 21,873 | 22,186 |
Transfers | 101 | 0 |
Disposals | 18,679 | 6,342 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 373 | (47) |
Ending Balance | (154,357) | (150,689) | (134,892)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Land [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation for the year | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 0 | 0 | 0
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Building and improvements |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (20,124) | (16,050) |
Depreciation for the year | 4,523 | 4,074 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | (24,647) | (20,124) | (16,050)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Machinery |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (54,215) | (47,548) |
Depreciation for the year | 5,644 | 6,718 |
Transfers | (1) | 0 |
Disposals | 2,350 | 51 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 68 | 0 |
Ending Balance | (57,576) | (54,215) | (47,548)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Research and development equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (36,519) | (34,112) |
Depreciation for the year | 3,469 | 4,795 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | 725 | 2,388 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 20 | 0 |
Ending Balance | (39,283) | (36,519) | (34,112)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Office furniture and equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (10,986) | (10,737) |
Depreciation for the year | 994 | 904 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | 0 | 638 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 96 | (17) |
Ending Balance | (12,076) | (10,986) | (10,737)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Others |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (28,845) | (26,445) |
Depreciation for the year | 7,243 | 5,695 |
Transfers | 102 | 0 |
Disposals | 15,604 | 3,265 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 189 | (30) |
Ending Balance | (20,775) | (28,845) | (26,445)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Prepayments for purchase of equipment and construction in progress |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation for the year | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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