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8. Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Inventories

		2014				2013
		US$’000				US$’000
Raw materials			146				124
Work in progress			38				47
Finished goods			359				323
			543				494

Management continuously reviews obsolete and slow moving inventories and assesses the inventory valuation to determine if the provision is deemed appropriate. For the year ended December 31, 2014, and 2013, provision for obsolete and slow moving inventories amounted to US$8,000 and US$29,000, respectively, which were charged to cost of revenue in Consolidated Statements of Income.

ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Inventories

		2014				2013
		RMB’000				RMB’000
Raw materials			9,121				7,425
Work in progress			6,360				5,485
Finished goods			573				2,066
			16,054				14,976

ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN

Inventories

		2014				2013
		RMB’000				RMB’000
Raw materials			3,763				2,680
Work in progress			9,840				15,068
Finished goods			18,646				20,410
			32,249				38,158

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph a, b, c
-Article 5

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