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MAJOR CUSTOMERS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

MAJOR CUSTOMERS

MAJOR CUSTOMERS

20. MAJOR CUSTOMERS

        Details of customers accounting for 10% or more of total net revenues are as follows:

		Years Ended December 31
		2009			2010			2011
		$			$			$
Company A			122,904,506			164,522,394			—
Company B			151,342,770			96,025,973			3,889,450
Company C			3,409,460			12,858,411			—
Company D			4,436,180			—			—

        The accounts receivable from the three customers with the largest receivable balances represents 10%, 9% and 8% of the balance of the account at December 31, 2010, and 10%, 8% and 6% of the balance of the account at December 31, 2011, respectively.

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The entire disclosure of major customers from which the entity receives substantial of its revenue. Due to the competitive nature of the industry in which the entity belongs, the entity may not believe that the loss of any particular customer would have material adverse impact on the entity.

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