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Note 11 - Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2021

Notes Tables

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

		Three Months Ended May 31,								Nine Months Ended May 31,
		2021				2020				2021				2020
ZERUST® net sales		$	12,378,215			$	7,356,781			$	32,882,882			$	26,322,515
Natur-Tec® net sales			3,040,309				2,388,042				8,097,636				11,287,491
Total net sales		$	15,418,524			$	9,744,823			$	40,980,518			$	37,610,006

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

		Three Months Ended May 31,																Nine Months Ended May 31,
		2021				% of Segment Sales*				2020				% of Segment Sales*				2021				% of Segment Sales*				2020				% of Segment Sales*
Direct cost of goods sold
ZERUST®		$	7,091,220				57.3	%		$	4,011,244				54.5	%		$	18,928,272				57.6	%		$	14,193,113				53.9	%
Natur-Tec®			2,251,996				74.1	%			1,842,539				77.2	%			5,703,807				70.4	%			8,733,016				77.4	%
Indirect cost of goods sold			809,366				—				645,319				—				2,365,503				—				2,065,358				—
Total net cost of goods sold		$	10,152,582							$	6,499,102							$	26,997,582							$	24,991,487

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

		Three Months Ended May 31,								Nine Months Ended May 31,
		2021				2020				2021				2020
Inside the U.S.A. to unaffiliated customers		$	6,717,886			$	4,051,709			$	16,198,372			$	16,558,301
Outside the U.S.A. to:
Joint ventures in which the Company is a shareholder directly and indirectly			1,253,919				673,751				2,361,165				1,504,997
Unaffiliated customers			7,446,719				5,019,363				22,420,981				19,546,708
		$	15,418,524			$	9,744,823			$	40,980,518			$	37,610,006

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

		At May 31, 2021				At August 31, 2020
China		$	384,523			$	376,088
Other			421,662				172,833
United States			6,370,827				6,561,868
Total property and equipment		$	7,177,012			$	7,110,789

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

		Three Months Ended May 31,								Nine Months Ended May 31,
		2021				2020				2021				2020
China		$	4,037,493			$	3,089,135				13,025,127			$	9,975,091
Brazil			1,237,586				365,222				2,756,008				2,080,418
India			1,540,734				631,551				4,036,208				4,727,325
Other			1,884,825				1,607,206				4,964,803				4,268,871
United States			6,717,886				4,051,709				16,198,372				16,558,301
Total net sales		$	15,418,524			$	9,744,823			$	40,980,518			$	37,610,006

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,
		2021				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures				2020				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures
Germany		$	232,026				14.6	%		$	199,877				22.8	%
Poland			226,174				14.2	%			75,118				8.6	%
Japan			200,270				12.6	%			139,268				15.9	%
Sweden			127,710				8.0	%			51,767				5.9	%
France			119,172				7.5	%			61,716				7.0	%
Thailand			108,842				6.9	%			67,919				7.7	%
India			107,021				6.7	%			24,842				2.8	%
Czech Republic			109,680				6.9	%			46,709				5.3	%
United Kingdom			113,886				7.2	%			52,484				6.0	%
South Korea			78,507				4.9	%			54,951				6.3	%
Finland			75,577				4.8	%			52,870				6.0	%
Other			90,756				5.7	%			49,185				5.6	%
		$	1,589,621				100.0	%		$	876,706				100.0	%

		Nine Months Ended May 31,
		2021				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures				2020				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures
Germany		$	692,770				15.8	%		$	620,106				17.8	%
Poland			626,527				14.3	%			441,011				12.6	%
Japan			561,725				12.8	%			453,347				13.0	%
Sweden			365,095				8.3	%			259,671				7.4	%
France			322,717				7.4	%			241,056				6.9	%
Thailand			306,151				7.0	%			261,132				7.5	%
India			290,713				6.6	%			187,826				5.4	%
Czech Republic			268,571				6.1	%			215,923				6.2	%
United Kingdom			247,560				5.6	%			202,241				5.8	%
South Korea			241,805				5.5	%			206,272				5.9	%
Finland			223,356				5.1	%			194,813				5.6	%
Other			241,876				5.5	%			207,846				6.0	%
		$	4,388,866				100.0	%		$	3,491,244				100.0	%

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