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10. Concentrations of Risk (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Sales to Three Largest Customers	$ 1,022,441	$ 1,960,478	$ 3,461,900	$ 4,967,709
Total percentage of revenue	36.00%	54.90%	37.80%	45.60%
Alpha Gary Corporation
Sales to Three Largest Customers		$ 691,363		$ 2,541,838
Mexichem Speciality Compounds
Sales to Three Largest Customers	414,157		1,524,253
Kohler Corporation [Member]
Sales to Three Largest Customers	362,770	637,838	972,083	1,462,570
East Penn Manufacturing Inc.
Sales to Three Largest Customers	$ 245,514	$ 631,277	$ 965,564	$ 963,301

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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