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15. BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of segment operating income
Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2019   Bromine*  

Crude

 Salt*

 

Chemical

 Products

  Natural Gas  

Segment

 Total

  Corporate   Total
Net revenue
(external customers)
  $ 4,270,863     $ 277,679     $ —       $ —       $ 4,548,542     $ —       $ 4,548,542  
Net revenue
(intersegment)
    —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Income(loss) from operations before income tax benefit     (5,185,484 )     (1,001,988 )     (744,963 )     (62,265 )     (6,994,700 )     628,291       (6,366,409 )
Income tax (expense) benefit     (5,778,726 )     (1,116,620 )     165,907       —         (6,729,439 )     —         (6,729,439 )
Income(loss) from operations after
income tax benefit
    (10,964,210 )     (2,118,608 )     (579,056 )     (62,265 )     (13,724,139 )     628,291       (13,095,848 )
Total assets     153,825,697       21,738,770       110,464,372       1,767,155       287,795,994       150,836       287,946,830  
Depreciation and amortization     3,303,155       182,538       113,357       35,081       3,634,131       —         3,634,131  
Capital expenditures     56,137,239       1,180,129       —         —         57,317,368       —         57,317,368  

 

Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2018   Bromine*  

Crude

 Salt*

 

Chemical

 Products

  Natural Gas  

Segment

 Total

  Corporate   Total
Net revenue
(external customers)
  $ —       $ 343,080     $ —       $ —       $ 343,080     $ —       $ 343,080  
Net revenue
(intersegment)
    —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Income(loss) from operations before income tax benefit     (24,369,917 )     (2,611,203 )     (698,693 )     (32,079 )     (27,711,892 )     912,975       (26,798,917 )
Income tax benefit     4,774,432       2,171,383       235,706       —         7,181,521       —         7,181,521  
Income (loss) from operations after
income tax benefit
    (19,595,485 )     (439,820 )     (462,987 )     (32,079 )     (20,530,371 )     912,975       (19,617,396 )
Total assets     119,939,092       39,297,116       175,343,915       1,903,319       336,483,442       16,927       336,500,369  
Depreciation and amortization     3,948,751       600,912       116,549       —         4,666,212       —         4,666,212  
Capital expenditures     936,598       142,529       —         —         1,079,127       —         1,079,127  
Goodwill     —         —         27,902,709       —         27,902,709       —         27,902,709  

 

* 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.

  

Nine -Month Period Ended September 30, 2019   Bromine*  

Crude

 Salt*

 

Chemical

 Products

  Natural Gas  

Segment

 Total

  Corporate   Total
Net revenue
(external customers)
  $ 10,022,027     $ 522,758     $ —       $ 51,736     $ 10,596,521     $ —       $ 10,596,521  
Net revenue
(intersegment)
    —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Income(loss) from operations before income tax benefit     (8,847,210 )     (3,242,534 )     (2,074,937 )     (165,649 )     (14,330,330 )     369,725       (13,960,605 )
Income tax (expense) benefit     (4,871,839 )     (548,308 )     451,828       —         (4,968,319 )     —         (4,968,319 )
Income(loss) from operations after
income tax benefit
    (13,719,049 )     (3,790,842 )     (1,623,109 )     (165,649 )     (19,298,649 )     369,725       (18,928,924 )
Total assets     153,825,697       21,738,770       110,464,372       1,767,155       287,795,994       150,836       287,946,830  
Depreciation and amortization     8,442,421       1,701,769       346,985       107,836       10,599,011       —         10,599,011  
Capital expenditures     56,137,239       1,180,129       —         —         57,317,368       —         57,317,368  

  

Nine -Month Period Ended September 30, 2018   Bromine*  

Crude

 Salt*

 

Chemical

 Products

  Natural Gas  

Segment

 Total

  Corporate   Total
Net revenue
(external customers)
  $ —       $ 1,981,573     $ 613,368     $ —       $ 2,594,941     $ —       $ 2,594,941  
Net revenue
(intersegment)
    —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Income(loss) from operations before income tax benefit     (35,537,744 )     (5,150,679 )     (2,101,059 )     (113,029 )     (42,902,511 )     975,007       (41,927,504 )
Income tax benefit     7,745,098       2,613,721       (100,311     —         10,258,508       —         10,258,508  
Income (loss) from operations after
income tax benefit
    (27,792,646 )     (2,536,958 )     (2,201,370 )     (113,029 )     (32,644,003 )     975,007       (31,668,996 )
Total assets     119,939,092       39,297,116       175,343,915       1,903,319       336,483,442       16,927       336,500,369  
Depreciation and amortization     11,686,782       2,125,762       365,183       —         14,177,727       —         14,177,727  
Capital expenditures     8,843,486       1,345,783       1,192,963       30,616       11,412,848       —         11,412,848  
Goodwill     —         —         27,902,709       —         27,902,709       —         27,902,709  

  

* 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 the respective segment.

 

Schedule of segment costs
   

Three-Month Period Ended

September 30,

   

Nine-Month Period Ended

September 30,

 
Reconciliations   2019     2018     2019     2018  
Total segment operating loss   $ (6,994,700)     $ (27,711,892)     $ (14,330,330)     $ (42,902,511)  
Corporate costs     (105,702)       (116,254)       (408,695)       (399,308)  
Unrealized gain on translation of intercompany balance     733,993       1,029,229       778,420       1,374,315  
Loss from operations     (6,366,409)       (26,798,917)       (13,960,605)       (41,927,504)  
Other income, net of expense     66,820       124,362       258,052       385,989  
Loss before taxes   $ (6,299,589)     $ (26,674,555)     $ (13,702,553)     $ (41,541,515)  
Schedule of major customers

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019.

 

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  $843   $103   $—     $946    20.8%
 2   Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited  $529   $84   $—     $613    13.5%
 3   Shandong Brother Technology Limited, Kuerle Xingdong Trading Limited  $500   $90   $—     $590    13%
 4   Dongying Bomeite Chemical Company Limited  $557   $—     $—     $557    12.2%
 5  

Shandong Shouguang Shenrunfa  Ocean Chemical Company Limited

  $525   $—     $—     $525    11.5%

 

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019.

 

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  $2,203   $175   $—     $2,378    22.6%
 2   Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited  $1,629   $154   $—     $1,783    16.9%
 3   Shandong Brother Technology Limited, Kuerle Xingdong Trading Limited  $1,539   $192   $—     $1,731    16.4%
 4   Dongying Bomeite Chemical Company Limited  $1,098   $—     $—     $1,098    10.4%
 5  

Shandong Shouguang Shenrunfa  Ocean Chemical Company Limited

  $1,297   $—     $—     $1,297    12.3%

 

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the three-month period ended September 30, 2018.

 

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  $—     $122   $—     $122    35%
 2   Shandong Brother Technology Limited, Kuerle Xingdong Trading Limited  $—     $112   $—     $112    33%
 3   Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited  $—     $109   $—     $109    32%

 

 

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018.

 

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  $—     $656   $155   $811    31%
 2   Shandong Brother Technology Limited, Kuerle Xingdong Trading Limited  $—     $783   $—     $783    30%
 3   Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited  $—     $543   $—     $543    21%