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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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Commitments and Contingencies

 

25.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

25(a)Operating lease commitments – the Company as lessee

The Company leases a piece of land and some buildings in Singapore under non-cancellable operating lease arrangements for terms from 1 to 30 years.

Future minimum rental payable under non-cancellable operating leases with initial terms of one year or more consisted of the following:

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

Within one year

 

 

616

 

 

 

1,174

 

After one year but not more than five years

 

 

1,279

 

 

 

859

 

More than five years

 

 

1,368

 

 

 

1,607

 

 

 

 

3,263

 

 

 

3,640

 

25(b)Finance lease liabilities

Future minimum payments under finance leases with initial terms of one year or more consisted of the following as of December 31:

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

Minimum

payments

 

 

Present value

of payments

 

 

Minimum

payments

 

 

Present value

of payments

 

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

Within one year

 

 

47

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

36

 

After one year but not more than five years

 

 

47

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

42

 

More than five years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

 

94

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

78

 

Less: amount representing finance charges

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

Present value of minimum lease payment

 

 

90

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

78

 

 

The finance lease liabilities are secured by the leased motor vehicles. The average discount interest rate implicit in the lease is 5.18% and 5.11%, for 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

25.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)

25(c)Purchase commitments

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries had commitments to purchase raw materials totaling $136 million to $176 million and $175 million to $277 million (22,450 to 28,940 metric tons and 24,005 to 37,930 metric tons), respectively, from third parties at the prices stipulated in the contracts.

25(d)Capital commitments

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries had capital commitment relating to the construction of factory building improvement and acquisition of machinery, totaling $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively.

25(e)Guarantees

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, one of Charoong Thai’s subsidiaries had guarantee obligations of bank credit line of its operating subsidiary at approximately $2 million and $2 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company provided a corporate guarantee not exceeding the sum of $24.3 million and $31.2 million, respectively, for the bond performance and banking facility of Sigma Cable.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were outstanding bank guarantees of $36.9 million and $35.2 million, respectively, issued by the banks on behalf of Charoong Thai and its subsidiaries in respect of certain performance bonds as required in the normal course of business of the companies. These guarantees generally expire within 1 year.

25(f)Service commitments

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries had commitments in respect of repair and maintenance consulting services with related parties totaling $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.