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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | $ 132,074 |  |
Depreciation for the year | 19,604 | $ 21,873 | $ 22,186
Ending Balance | 133,236 | 132,074 |
Non-cash capital expenditures related to property, plant and equipment | 2,006 | 345 | 1,999
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 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 50,756 |  |
Ending Balance | 46,583 | 50,756 |
Machinery [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 17,380 |  |
Ending Balance | 14,046 | 17,380 |
Research and development equipment [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 6,204 |  |
Ending Balance | 8,286 | 6,204 |
Office furniture and equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 2,581 |  |
Ending Balance | 2,268 | 2,581 |
Others [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 12,473 |  |
Ending Balance | 19,778 | 12,473 |
Prepayments for purchase of equipment and construction in progress |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 852 |  |
Ending Balance | 447 | 852 |
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 286,431 | 289,627 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 1,906 |
Additions | 20,815 | 13,915 |
Transfers | 0 | (694) |
Disposals | (3,371) | (18,800) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 20 | 477 |
Ending Balance | 303,895 | 286,431 | 289,627
Gross carrying amount [member] | Land [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 41,828 | 41,828 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 0 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 41,828 | 41,828 | 41,828
Gross carrying amount [member] | Building and improvements [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 75,403 | 75,357 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 0 |
Additions | 60 | 46 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | (79) | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | (1) | 0 |
Ending Balance | 75,383 | 75,403 | 75,357
Gross carrying amount [member] | Machinery [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 74,956 | 74,326 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 1,476 |
Additions | 1,705 | 1,031 |
Transfers | 783 | 386 |
Disposals | (5) | (2,350) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 2 | 87 |
Ending Balance | 77,441 | 74,956 | 74,326
Gross carrying amount [member] | Research and development equipment [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 45,487 | 44,638 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 189 |
Additions | 4,565 | 1,189 |
Transfers | 69 | 178 |
Disposals | (895) | (730) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 1 | 23 |
Ending Balance | 49,227 | 45,487 | 44,638
Gross carrying amount [member] | Office furniture and equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 14,657 | 13,666 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 19 |
Additions | 731 | 857 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
Disposals | (2,286) | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 25 | 115 |
Ending Balance | 13,127 | 14,657 | 13,666
Gross carrying amount [member] | Others [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | 33,248 | 39,248 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 222 |
Additions | 13,307 | 9,952 |
Transfers | 0 | (706) |
Disposals | (106) | (15,720) |
Effect of exchange rate changes | (7) | 252 |
Ending Balance | 46,442 | 33,248 | 39,248
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 | 852 | 564 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  | 0 |
Additions | 447 | 840 |
Transfers | (852) | (552) |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 447 | 852 | 564
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (154,357) | (150,689) |
Depreciation for the year | 19,604 | 21,873 |
Transfers |  | 101 |
Disposals | 3,354 | 18,679 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 52 | 373 |
Ending Balance | (170,659) | (154,357) | (150,689)
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 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | 0 | 0 | 0
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Building and improvements [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (24,647) | (20,124) |
Depreciation for the year | 4,232 | 4,523 |
Transfers |  | 0 |
Disposals | 79 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | (28,800) | (24,647) | (20,124)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Machinery [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (57,576) | (54,215) |
Depreciation for the year | 5,824 | 5,644 |
Transfers |  | (1) |
Disposals | 5 | 2,350 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 68 |
Ending Balance | (63,395) | (57,576) | (54,215)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Research and development equipment [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (39,283) | (36,519) |
Depreciation for the year | 2,551 | 3,469 |
Transfers |  | 0 |
Disposals | 895 | 725 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 2 | 20 |
Ending Balance | (40,941) | (39,283) | (36,519)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Office furniture and equipment |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (12,076) | (10,986) |
Depreciation for the year | 1,048 | 994 |
Transfers |  | 0 |
Disposals | 2,286 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 21 | 96 |
Ending Balance | (10,859) | (12,076) | (10,986)
Accumulated depreciation and amortisation [member] | Others [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Opening Balance | (20,775) | (28,845) |
Depreciation for the year | 5,949 | 7,243 |
Transfers |  | 102 |
Disposals | 89 | 15,604 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 29 | 189 |
Ending Balance | (26,664) | (20,775) | (28,845)
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 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Effect of exchange rate changes | 0 | 0 |
Ending Balance | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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