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Note 11 - Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Notes Tables

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		May 31, 2020				May 31, 2019				May 31, 2020				May 31, 2019
ZERUST ® net sales		$	7,356,781			$	10,077,203			$	26,322,515			$	29,250,772
Natur-Tec ® net sales			2,388,042				4,815,914				11,287,491				13,051,801
Total net sales		$	9,744,823			$	14,893,117			$	37,610,006			$	42,302,573

Reconciliation of Cost of Goods Sold from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended																Nine Months Ended
			May 31, 2020				% of Segment Sales*				May 31, 2019				% of Segment Sales*				May 31, 2020				% of Segment Sales*				May 31, 2019				% of Segment Sales*
Direct cost of goods sold
ZERUST ®		$	4,011,244				54.5	%		$	5,725,220				56.8	%		$	14,193,113				53.9	%		$	16,596,536				56.7	%
Natur-Tec ®			1,842,539				77.2	%			3,670,282				76.2	%			8,733,016				77.4	%			10,181,050				78.0	%
Indirect cost of goods sold			645,319				—				742,851				—				2,065,358				—				2,106,003				—
Total net cost of goods sold		$	6,499,102							$	10,138,353							$	24,991,487							$	28,883,589

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		May 31, 2020				May 31, 2019				May 31, 2020				May 31, 2019
Inside the U.S. to unaffiliated customers		$	5,019,363			$	6,172,882			$	19,546,708			$	19,564,756
Outside the U.S. to:
Joint ventures in which the Company is a shareholder directly and indirectly			673,751				1,112,313				1,504,997				2,304,455
Unaffiliated customers			4,051,709				7,607,922				16,558,301				20,433,362
		$	9,744,823			$	14,893,117			$	37,610,006			$	42,302,573

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

		At May 31, 2020				At August 31, 2019
China		$	377,959			$	337,162
Brazil			64,540				101,548
Germany			25,384				14,791
India			65,472				61,748
United States			6,430,613				6,842,910
Total property and equipment		$	6,963,968			$	7,358,159

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		May 31, 2020				May 31, 2019				May 31, 2020				May 31, 2019
China		$	3,089,135			$	3,691,220			$	9,975,091			$	9,864,479
Brazil			365,222				792,299				2,080,418				2,343,894
India			631,551				2,283,346				4,727,325				6,159,136
Other			1,607,206				1,953,370				4,268,871				4,370,308
United States			4,051,709				6,172,882				16,558,301				19,564,756
Total net sales		$	9,744,823			$	14,893,117			$	37,610,006			$	42,302,573

Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures [Member]

Notes Tables

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended
		May 31, 2020				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures				May 31, 2019				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures
Germany		$	199,877				22.8	%		$	212,825				14.8	%
Poland			75,118				8.6	%			181,057				12.6	%
Japan			139,268				15.9	%			164,136				11.5	%
Sweden			51,767				5.9	%			137,642				9.6	%
India			24,842				2.8	%			114,705				8.0	%
France			61,716				7.0	%			112,063				7.8	%
Thailand			67,919				7.8	%			109,427				7.6	%
South Korea			54,951				6.3	%			85,732				6.0	%
Czech Republic			46,709				5.3	%			83,086				5.8	%
Finland			52,870				6.0	%			75,135				5.2	%
United Kingdom			52,484				6.0	%			70,972				5.0	%
Other			49,185				5.6	%			87,043				6.1	%
		$	876,706				100.0	%		$	1,433,823				100.0	%

		Nine Months Ended
		May 31, 2020				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures				May 31, 2019				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures
Germany		$	620,106				17.8	%		$	643,154				15.0	%
Poland			441,011				12.6	%			551,430				12.8	%
Japan			453,347				13.0	%			501,432				11.6	%
Sweden			259,671				7.4	%			417,635				9.7	%
France			241,056				6.9	%			328,395				7.6	%
Thailand			261,132				7.5	%			313,075				7.3	%
India			187,826				5.4	%			294,833				6.9	%
Czech Republic			215,923				6.2	%			266,706				6.2	%
United Kingdom			202,241				5.8	%			261,961				6.1	%
South Korea			206,272				5.9	%			259,612				6.0	%
Finland			194,813				5.6	%			221,599				5.2	%
Other			207,846				5.9	%			239,200				5.6	%
		$	3,491,244				100.0	%		$	4,299,032				100.0	%

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