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Inventories (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
SCHEDULE OF INVENTORIES [Table Text Block] |
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2012 |
Raw materials | $ | 24,358,840 |  | $ | 21,830,170 |
Work-in-progress |  | 13,912,685 |  |  | 15,622,544 |
Finished goods |  | 39,531,622 |  |  | 34,929,477 |
|  | 77,803,147 |  |  | 72,382,191 |
Provision for obsolete inventories |  | (12,419,318 | ) |  | (11,814,847 | )
| $ | 65,383,829 |  | $ | 60,567,344 |
SCHEDULE OF ANALYSIS FOR OBSOLETE INVENTORIES [Table Text Block] |
| Three months ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 7,125,699 |  | $ | 12,419,318 |
Provision for the period |  | 84,677 |  |  | - |
Reversal for the period |  | (370,416 | ) |  | (710,827 | )
Foreign exchange adjustment |  | 50,499 |  |  | 106,356 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 6,890,459 |  | $ | 11,814,847 |

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