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Operating segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
Disclosure of geographical areas | Revenues from continuing operations by geographic area, which are attributed to countries based on customer location for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
Revenues | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
China | $ | 30,791 |  |  | $ | 76,558 |
Germany | 28,685 |  |  | 18,984 |
U.S. | 23,505 |  |  | 14,881 |
Japan | 3,901 |  |  | 2,579 |
Belgium | 3,531 |  |  | 308 |
Denmark | 1,889 |  |  | 808 |
UK | 1,431 |  |  | 943 |
Netherlands | 892 |  |  | 374 |
Canada | 366 |  |  | 551 |
Taiwan | 287 |  |  | 483 |
France | 276 |  |  | 1,755 |
Poland | 213 |  |  | 2,455 |
Finland | 198 |  |  | 379 |
Norway | 187 |  |  | 37 |
Spain | 168 |  |  | 5 |
Other countries | 266 |  |  | 188 |
| $ | 96,586 |  |  | $ | 121,288 |
Non-current assets by geographic area are as follows:
| December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
Non-current assets | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Canada | $ | 65,346 |  |  | $ | 60,481 |
U.S. | 4,880 |  |  | 13,622 |
China | 14,012 |  |  | 692 |
Denmark | 269 |  |  | 60 |
| $ | 84,507 |  |  | $ | 74,855 |

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