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15. BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment operating income

Year Ended

December 31, 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)

                                         
Loss from operations before income tax expense     (15,609,979 )     446,900       (2,823,298 )     (188,949 )     (23,069,126 )     (225,257 )     (23,294,383 )
Income tax (expense) benefit     (3,181,343 )     (247,250 )     621,606             (2,806,987 )           (2,806,987 )
Loss from operations after income tax (expense) benefit     (18,791,322 )     (694,150 )     (2,201,692 )     (188,949 )     (25,876,113 )     (225,257 )     (26,101,370 )
Total assets     142,568,684       23,352,060       111,506,728       1,732,380       279,159,852       91,133       279,250,985  
Depreciation and amortization     9,625,334       3,833,288       459,613       142,692       14,060,927             14,060,927  
Capital expenditures     57,607,104       3,004,845                   60,611,949             60,611,949  

 

Year Ended

December 31, 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 taxes benefit     (40,504,752 )     (8,336,305 )     (34,757,750 )     (204,517)       (83,803,324 )     250,793       (83,552,531 )
Income taxes benefit     10,304,897       1,902,111       880,847             13,087,855             13,087,855  
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit     (30,199,855 )     (6,434,194 )     (33,876,903 )     (204,517)       (70,715,469 )     250,793       (70,464,676 )
Total assets     115,233,773       37,254,518       144,172,070       1,883,419       298,543,780       3,010       298,546,790  
Depreciation and amortization     11,979,985       4,983,636       479,697             17,443,318             17,443,318  
Capital expenditures     31,904,288       2,145,440       1,192,963       30,616       35,273,307             35,273,307  

* 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.

Segment costs
     

Years Ended

December 31,

 
Reconciliations     2019     2018  
Total segment operating loss     $ (23,069,126)     $ (83,803,324)  
Corporate costs       (646,914)       (1,064,661)  
Unrealized gain on translation of intercompany balance       421,657       1,315,454  
Loss from operations       (23,294,383)       (83,552,531)  
Other income, net of expense       301,325       500,690  
Loss before taxes     $ (22,993,058)     $ (83,051,841)  
Major customers

The following table shows the major customer(s) (10% or more) for the year ended December 31, 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 year ended December 31, 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%