BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2012	Bromine*		Crude Salt*		Chemical Products		Segment Total		Corporate			Total
Net revenue (external customers)	$	17,539,429	$	3,779,658	$	9,995,759	$	31,314,846	$	-		$	31,314,846
Net revenue (intersegment)		808,596		-		-		808,596		-			808,596
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		3,933,561		888,555		3,007,381		7,829,497		(196,294	)		7,633,203
Income taxes		1,018,311		198,783		758,095		1,975,189		-			1,975,189
Income (loss) from operations after taxes		2,915,250		689,772		2,249,286		5,854,308		(196,294	)		5,658,014
Total assets		158,305,734		56,621,811		50,634,822		265,562,367		425,477			265,987,844
Depreciation and amortization		3,509,790		1,442,179		655,456		5,607,425		-			5,607,425
Capital expenditures		6567,296		1,281,991		-		7,849,287		-			7,849,287
Write-off / Impairment		763,043		148,952		-		911,995		-			911,995

Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2011	Bromine*		Crude Salt*		Chemical Products		Segment Total		Corporate			Total
Net revenue (external customers)	$	33,230,646	$	5,994,384	$	12,075,782	$	51,300,812	$	-		$	51,300,812
Net revenue (intersegment)		883,150		-		-		883,150		-			883,150
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		9,540,474		1,926,628		2,029,160		13,496,262		(107,653	)		13,388,609
Income taxes		2,466,262		379,478		506,605		3,352,345		-			3,352,345
Income (loss) from operations after taxes		7,074,212		1,547,150		1,522,555		10,143,917		(107,653	)		10,036,264
Total assets		146,989,573		52,795,615		42,676,361		242,461,549		3,013,131			245,474,680
Depreciation and amortization		2,859,567		578,359		682,171		4,120,097		-			4,120,097
Capital expenditures		21,371,074		15,667,471		37,664		37,076,209		-			37,076,209
Write-off / Impairment		3,749,435		2,015,533		1,805,598		7,570,566		-			7,570,566

Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2012	Bromine*		Crude Salt*		Chemical Products		Segment Total		Corporate			Total
Net revenue (external customers)	$	30,993,311	$	6,054,582	$	18,075,627	$	55,123,520	$	-		$	55,123,520
Net revenue (intersegment)		1,563,153		-		-		1,563,153		-			1,563,153
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		6,401,865		1,437,005		5,250,276		13,089,146		(878,844	)		12,210,302
Income taxes		1,681,209		302,649		1,325,801		3,309,659		-			3,309,659
Income (loss) from operations after taxes		4,720,656		1,134,356		3,924,475		9,779,487		(878,844	)		8,900,643
Total assets		158,305,734		56,621,811		50,634,822		265,562,367		425,477			265,987,844
Depreciation and amortization		7,174,033		2,805,685		1,310,870		11,290,588		-			11,290,588
Capital expenditures		6567,296		1,281,991		-		7,849,287		-			7,849,287
Write-off / Impairment		763,043		148,952		-		911,995		-			911,995

Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2011	Bromine*		Crude Salt*		Chemical Products		Segment Total		Corporate			Total
Net revenue (external customers)	$	63,379,962	$	11,028,718	$	22,270,664	$	96,679,344	$	-		$	96,679,344
Net revenue (intersegment)		1,503,866		-		-		1,503,866		-			1,503,866
Income (loss) from operations before taxes		25,913,373		5,873,546		5,385,697		37,172,616		(3,519,714	)		33,652,902
Income taxes		6,742,153		1,192,917		1,350,397		9,285,467		-			9,285,467
Income (loss) from operations after taxes		19,171,220		4,680,629		4,035,300		27,887,149		(3,519,714	)		24,367,435
Total assets		146,989,573		52,795,615		42,676,361		242,461,549		3,013,131			245,474,680
Depreciation and amortization		5,014,155		1,098,678		1,355,783		7,468,616		-			7,468,616
Capital expenditures		23,933,922		19,334,613		37,664		43,306,199		-			43,306,199
Write-off / Impairment		3,749,435		2,015,533		1,805,598		7,570,566		-			7,570,566

* Certain common production overheads, operating and administrative expenses and asset items (mainly cash and certain office equipment) of bromine and crude salt segments in SCHC were split by reference to the average selling price and production volume of respective segment.

Reconciliations of Total Segment Operating Income to Income Before Taxes

	Three-Month Period Ended June 30,						Six-Month Period Ended June 30,
Reconciliations	2012			2011			2012			2011
Total segment operating income	$	7,829,497		$	13,496,262		$	13,089,146		$	37,172,616
Corporate costs		(196,294	)		(107,653	)		(878,844	)		(3,519,714	)
Income from operations		7,633,203			13,388,609			12,210,302			33,652,902
Other income (expense)		30,660			(13,009	)		75,138			20,819
Income before taxes	$	7,663,863		$	13,375,600		$	12,285,440		$	33,673,721

Major Customers

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012.

Number	Customer	Bromine (000’s)		Crude Salt (000’s)		Chemical Products (000’s)		Total Revenue (000’s)		Percentage of Total Revenue (%)
1	Shandong Morui Chemical Company Limited	$	1,904	$	727	$	1,109	$	3,740		11.9	%
2	Shouguang City Rongyuan Chemical Company Limited	$	2,257	$	898	$	-	$	3,155		10.1	%
TOTAL		$	4,161	$	1,625	$	1,109	$	6,895		22.0	%

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012.

Number	Customer	Bromine (000’s)		Crude Salt (000’s)		Chemical Products (000’s)		Total Revenue (000’s)		Percentage of Total Revenue (%)
1	Shandong Morui Chemical Company Limited	$	3,634	$	1,113	$	2,107	$	6,854		12.4	%
2	Shouguang City Rongyuan Chemical Company Limited	$	4,278	$	1,346	$	-	$	5,624		10.2	%
TOTAL		$	7,912	$	2,459	$	2,107	$	12,478		22.6	%

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Number	Customer	Bromine (000’s)		Crude Salt (000’s)		Chemical Products (000’s)		Total Revenue (000’s)		Percentage of Total Revenue (%)
1	Shandong Morui Chemical Company Limited	$	3,507	$	1,121	$	760	$	5,388		10.5	%
TOTAL		$	3,507	$	1,121	$	760	$	5,388		10.5	%

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Number	Customer	Bromine (000’s)		Crude Salt (000’s)		Chemical Products (000’s)		Total Revenue (000’s)		Percentage of Total Revenue (%)
1	Shandong Morui Chemical Company Limited	$	9,238	$	1,963	$	1,329	$	12,530		13.0	%
2	Shouguang City Rongyuan Chemical Company Limited	$	7,285	$	2,622	$	-	$	9,907		10.3	%
TOTAL		$	16,523	$	4,585	$	1,329	$	22,437		23.3	%

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Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total profit or loss from reportable segments, to the entity's consolidated income before income taxes, extraordinary items, and discontinued operations.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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