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1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of property plant and equipment useful life
 

Useful life

(in years)

Buildings (including salt pans) 8 - 20
Plant and machinery (including protective shells, transmission channels and ducts) 3 - 8
Motor vehicles 5
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 3 - 8
Schedule of computation of basic and diluted earnings per share
    Years ended December 31, 
    2016   2015  
Numerator              
Net income   $ 36,225,831     $ 34,068,037    
                   
Denominator                  

Basic: Weighted-average common shares

outstanding during the year

    46,279,033       45,167,288    
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options     346,630       942,116    
Diluted     46,625,663       46,109,404    
                   
Earnings per share                  
Basic   $ 0.78     $ 0.75    
Diluted   $ 0.78     $ 0.74