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INVESTMENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
INVESTMENTS | 10. INVESTMENTS (a) The Company previously held a 50% ownership interest in ENP Peru, split between NanoChem (41.67%) and ENP Investments (8.33%), which was acquired in fiscal 2016. ENP Peru is located in Illinois and leases warehouse space to other entities in the Company. In June 2022, NanoChem acquired an additional 50% ownership interest at a cost of $506,659 paid through a new $259,000 mortgage and cash on hand. The 35% non-controlling interest of the 8.33% owned by ENP Investments is included in non-controlling interest in these consolidated financial statements. The Company’s investment in ENP Peru was previously accounted for using the equity method, however, it is now consolidated into the consolidated financial statements from the date control was obtained. In June 2023, NanoChem purchased the remaining 8.33% of ENP Peru from ENP Investments to become full owner. It was determined that ENP Peru did not meet the definition of a business in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (ASC 805), and the acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation of the consideration paid to the respective fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in ENP Peru as of the acquisition date. The gain on acquisition of ENP Peru represents a gain on remeasurement of the Company’s equity method investment immediately prior to the acquisition date. SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUES OF THE ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED
Purchase consideration |  | $ | 506,659 |
Assets acquired: |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  | 7,330 |
Building |  |  | 3,750,000 |
Land |  |  | 150,000 |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liability |  |  | (174,582 | )
Long term debt |  |  | (2,849,500 | )
Total identifiable net assets: |  |  | 883,248 |
Excess of assets acquired over consideration |  |  | 376,589 |
Less investment eliminated upon consolidation |  |  | (41,538 | )
Gain on acquisition of ENP Peru |  | $ | 335,051 |
A summary of the Company’s investment follows: SCHEDULE OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT
Balance, December 31, 2021 |  | $ | 3,822 |
Return of equity |  |  | (3,822 | )
Gain in equity method investment |  |  | 22,642 |
Balance, December 31, 2022 |  |  | 22,642 |
Return of equity |  |  | (8,750 | )
Gain in equity method investment |  |  | 27,646 |
Investment eliminated upon consolidation |  |  | (41,538 | )
Balance, June 30 and December 31, 2023 |  | $ | - |
(b) In December 2018, the Company invested $200,000 in Applied Holding Corp. (“Applied”). Applied is a captive insurance company and the Company received a non-convertible promissory note for its investment which becomes due in 2021 but may be extended with notice for a maximum of two years. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered an agreement with Applied to extend the maturity date of this promissory note to December 2023. In October 2023, the Company received the payment of $200,000 to settle the promissory note and the balance of this investment at December 31, 2023 is $nil (2022 - $200,000). In accordance with FASB Codification Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities (ASC 321), the Company has elected to account for this investment at cost. (c) In December 2018, the Company invested $500,000 in Trio Opportunity Corp. (“Trio”), a privately held entity and a further $470,000 was invested in April 2023. Trio is a real estate investment vehicle and the Company received 97,000 non-voting Class B shares at $10.00/share. In accordance with ASC 321, the Company has elected to account for this investment at cost. (d) In January 2019, the Company invested in a Florida based LLC that is engaged in international sales of fertilizer additives. The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method of accounting. According to the operating agreement, the Company has a 50% interest in the profit and loss of the Florida based LLC but does not have control. A summary of the Company’s investment follows: SCHEDULE OF EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT
Balance, December 31, 2021 |  | $ | 3,701,368 |
Gain in equity method investment |  |  | 307,527 |
Return of equity |  |  | (250,000 | )
Balance, December 31, 2022 |  |  | 3,758,895 |
Gain in equity method investment |  |  | 505,065 |
Return of equity |  |  | (200,000 | )
Balance, December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 4,063,960 |
Summarized profit and loss information related to the equity accounted investment is as follows: SUMMARY OF PROFIT AND LOSS INFORMATION RELATED TO EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENT
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Net sales |  | $ | 16,043,468 |  |  | $ | 18,103,070 |
Gross profit |  |  | 4,668,177 |  |  |  | 4,204,311 |
Net income |  | $ | 1,010,128 |  |  | $ | 615,055 |
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company had sales of $10,260,870 (2022 - $12,938,735) to the Florida Based LLC, of which $2,073,813 is included within Accounts Receivable as at December 31, 2023 (2022 - $2,423,285). (e) In December 2020, the Company invested $500,000 in Lygos Inc. (“Lygos”), a privately held entity, under a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (“SAFE”) agreement. Lygos is a company developing a sustainable aspartic acid microbe strain. In 2021, the Company made a second SAFE investment of $500,000 for a total of $1,000,000. In accordance with ASC 321, the Company has elected to account for this investment at cost.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/recommendedDisclosureRef -Topic 740 -SubTopic 323 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478156/740-323-50-2 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (d) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/323/tableOfContent + Details
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