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Property, Plant and Equipment, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
| Buildings | $ | 127,025,347 |  | $ | 129,998,425 |
| Machinery and equipment |  | 159,355,671 |  |  | 171,393,610 |
| Office equipment |  | 2,519,208 |  |  | 2,624,137 |
| Motor vehicles |  | 1,453,456 |  |  | 1,486,337 |
|  |  | 290,353,682 |  |  | 305,502,509 |
| Accumulated depreciation |  | (80,673,667 | ) |  | (102,766,292 | )
| Construction in progress |  | 45,305,701 |  |  | 52,442,114 |
| Prepayment for acquisition of property, plant and equipment |  | 1,466,207 |  |  | 1,717,991 |
| Assets held for abandonment |  | 744,356 |  |  | - |
| Net book value |  | 257,196,279 |  |  | 256,896,322 |
| Impairment charge |  | (13,958,165 | ) |  | (18,138,427 | )
| Carried amount | $ | 243,238,114 |  | $ | 238,757,895 |
SCHEDULE OF DEPRECIATION EXPENSE [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
| Cost of revenues | $ | 14,190,901 |  | $ | 13,551,240 |
| Research and development expenses |  | 487,914 |  |  | 604,223 |
| Sales and marketing expenses |  | 392,390 |  |  | 172,189 |
| General and administrative expenses |  | 2,737,675 |  |  | 3,316,192 |
|  | $ | 17,808,880 |  | $ | 17,643,844 |
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR ABANDONMENT [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
| Net book value | $ | 744,356 |  | $ | - |
| Less: impairment charge |  | (744,356 | ) |  | - |
| Carried amount | $ | - |  | $ | - |

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