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Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 41,418 | $ 42,326 |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | (546) | (11) | $ (223)
Ending balance | 41,747 | 41,418 | 42,326
Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 170,704 | 170,470 |
Additions | 3,406 | 4,498 |
Disposals | (3,167) | (2,121) |
Transfer | 64 |  |
Exchange differences | 11,944 | (2,143) |
Ending balance | 182,759 | 170,704 | 170,470
Gross carrying amount [Member] | Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | (192) |
Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 170,512 |  |
Ending balance |  | 170,512 |
Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (129,286) | (128,144) |
Depreciation charge for the year | (4,734) | (4,901) |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | (546) | (11) |
Disposals | 3,084 | 2,114 |
Transfer | (64) |  |
Exchange differences | (9,592) | 1,656 |
Ending balance | (141,012) | (129,286) | (128,144)
Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 126 |
Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (129,160) |  |
Ending balance |  | (129,160) |
Land [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 6,206 | 6,227 |
Ending balance | 6,838 | 6,206 | 6,227
Land [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 6,206 | 6,227 |
Exchange differences | 632 | (21) |
Ending balance | 6,838 | 6,206 | 6,227
Land [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 6,206 |  |
Ending balance |  | 6,206 |
Buildings [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 14,160 | 15,339 |
Ending balance | 13,673 | 14,160 | 15,339
Buildings [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 47,890 | 48,421 |
Additions | 7 | 229 |
Disposals |  | (8) |
Transfer | (167) |  |
Exchange differences | 2,813 | (752) |
Ending balance | 50,543 | 47,890 | 48,421
Buildings [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 47,890 |  |
Ending balance |  | 47,890 |
Buildings [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (33,730) | (33,082) |
Depreciation charge for the year | (1,044) | (1,164) |
Disposals |  | 6 |
Transfer | 265 |  |
Exchange differences | (2,361) | 510 |
Ending balance | (36,870) | (33,730) | (33,082)
Buildings [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (33,730) |  |
Ending balance |  | (33,730) |
Building improvement [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 2,148 | 2,368 |
Ending balance | 2,566 | 2,148 | 2,368
Building improvement [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5,715 | 5,622 |
Additions | 119 | 76 |
Disposals | (4) |  |
Transfer | 746 | 3 |
Exchange differences | 454 | 14 |
Ending balance | 7,030 | 5,715 | 5,622
Building improvement [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5,715 |  |
Ending balance |  | 5,715 |
Building improvement [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (3,567) | (3,254) |
Depreciation charge for the year | (338) | (296) |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | (1) |  |
Disposals | 4 | 0 |
Transfer | (265) |  |
Exchange differences | (297) | (17) |
Ending balance | (4,464) | (3,567) | (3,254)
Building improvement [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (3,567) |  |
Ending balance |  | (3,567) |
Machinery and equipment [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 13,770 | 14,474 |
Ending balance | 13,737 | 13,770 | 14,474
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 96,718 | 96,964 |
Additions | 292 | 480 |
Disposals | (2,308) | (1,120) |
Transfer | 1,748 | 1,418 |
Exchange differences | 7,419 | (1,024) |
Ending balance | 103,869 | 96,718 | 96,964
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 96,718 |  |
Ending balance |  | 96,718 |
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (82,948) | (82,490) |
Depreciation charge for the year | (2,391) | (2,435) |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | (550) | (10) |
Disposals | 2,274 | 1,119 |
Transfer |  | (46) |
Exchange differences | (6,517) | 914 |
Ending balance | (90,132) | (82,948) | (82,490)
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (82,948) |  |
Ending balance |  | (82,948) |
Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 2,298 | 1,800 |
Ending balance | 2,347 | 2,298 | 1,800
Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5,780 | 5,230 |
Additions | 433 | 624 |
Disposals | (524) | (503) |
Transfer | 180 | 505 |
Exchange differences | 332 | (76) |
Ending balance | 6,009 | 5,780 | 5,230
Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | (192) |
Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5,588 |  |
Ending balance |  | 5,588 |
Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (3,482) | (3,430) |
Depreciation charge for the year | (541) | (604) |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | 7 |  |
Disposals | 477 | 503 |
Transfer | (64) |  |
Exchange differences | (185) | 49 |
Ending balance | (3,662) | (3,482) | (3,430)
Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Effects on initial application of IFRS 16 |  | 126 |
Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (3,356) |  |
Ending balance |  | (3,356) |
Office equipment [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,163 | 1,071 |
Ending balance | 1,208 | 1,163 | 1,071
Office equipment [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 6,722 | 6,959 |
Additions | 315 | 395 |
Disposals | (331) | (490) |
Transfer | 139 | 102 |
Exchange differences | 247 | (244) |
Ending balance | 7,092 | 6,722 | 6,959
Office equipment [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 6,722 |  |
Ending balance |  | 6,722 |
Office equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (5,559) | (5,888) |
Depreciation charge for the year | (420) | (402) |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | (2) | (1) |
Disposals | 329 | 486 |
Transfer |  | 46 |
Exchange differences | (232) | 200 |
Ending balance | (5,884) | (5,559) | (5,888)
Office equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (5,559) |  |
Ending balance |  | (5,559) |
Construction in progress [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,673 | 1,047 |
Ending balance | 1,378 | 1,673 | 1,047
Construction in progress [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,673 | 1,047 |
Additions | 2,240 | 2,694 |
Transfer | (2,582) | (2,028) |
Exchange differences | 47 | (40) |
Ending balance | 1,378 | 1,673 | $ 1,047
Construction in progress [Member] | Gross carrying amount [Member] | Adjusted Balance [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 1,673 |  |
Ending balance |  | $ 1,673 |

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