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BUSINESS SEGMENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
BUSINESS SEGMENTS | NOTE 17 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS Operating segment’s performance is primarily evaluated based on segment operating income, which excludes share-based compensation expense, certain corporate costs and other income not associated with the operations of the segment. These corporate costs are separately stated below and also include costs that are related to functional areas such as accounting, treasury, information technology, legal, human resources, and internal audit. The Company believes that segment operating income, as defined above, is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of its segments. All the customers are located in PRC.
Year Ended December 31, 2023 |  | Bromine* |  | Crude Salt* |  | Chemical Products |  | Natural Gas |  | Segment Total |  | Corporate |  | Total
Net revenue (external customers) |  | $ | 26,921,462 |  |  | $ | 2,971,467 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 150,861 |  |  | $ | 30,043,790 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 30,043,790 |
Net revenue (intersegment) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss from operations before income tax expense |  |  | (10,005,755 | ) |  |  | 640,309 |  |  |  | (1,653,349 | ) |  |  | (86,284 | ) |  |  | (11,105,079 | ) |  |  | (785,646 | ) |  |  | (11,890,725 | )
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  | (3,214,629 | ) |  |  | (323,988 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,538,617 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,538,617 | )
Loss from operations after income tax (expense) benefit |  |  | (13,220,384 | ) |  |  | 316,321 |  |  |  | (1,653,349 | ) |  |  | (86,284 | ) |  |  | (14,643,696 | ) |  |  | (785,646 | ) |  |  | (15,429,342 | )
Total assets |  |  | 104,414,525 |  |  |  | 11,747,999 |  |  |  | 108,259,342 |  |  |  | 1,983,126 |  |  |  | 226,404,992 |  |  |  | 266,716 |  |  |  | 226,671,708 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 25,354,200 |  |  |  | 1,369,812 |  |  |  | 313,735 |  |  |  | 101,842 |  |  |  | 27,139,589 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 27,139,589 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Year Ended December 31, 2022 |  | Bromine* |  | Crude Salt* |  | Chemical Products |  | Natural Gas |  | Segment Total |  | Corporate |  | Total
Net revenue (external customers) |  | $ | 58,964,941 |  |  | $ | 6,996,552 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 132,993 |  |  | $ | 66,094,486 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 66,094,486 |
Net revenue (intersegment) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss from operations before income tax expense |  |  | 17,905,181 |  |  |  | 2,301,885 |  |  |  | (1,953,230 | ) |  |  | (148,099 | ) |  |  | 18,105,737 |  |  |  | (1,624,041 | ) |  |  | 16,481,696 |
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  | (6,430,926 | ) |  |  | (576,485 | ) |  |  | 420,426 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,586,985 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,586,985 | )
Loss from operations after income tax (expense) benefit |  |  | 11,474,255 |  |  |  | 1,725,400 |  |  |  | (1,532,804 | ) |  |  | (148,099 | ) |  |  | 11,518,752 |  |  |  | (1,624,041 | ) |  |  | 9,894,711 |
Total assets |  |  | 168,643,209 |  |  |  | 11,725,456 |  |  |  | 110,400,959 |  |  |  | 1,384,249 |  |  |  | 292,153,873 |  |  |  | 277,469 |  |  |  | 292,431,342 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 24,082,665 |  |  |  | 2,177,808 |  |  |  | 372,013 |  |  |  | 143,134 |  |  |  | 26,775,620 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26,775,620 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 37,560,932 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,560,932 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,560,932 |
* 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.
|  | Years Ended December 31,
Reconciliations |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Total segment operating Profit (loss) |  | $ | (11,105,079 | ) |  | $ | 18,105,737 |
Corporate costs |  |  | (785,646 | ) |  |  | (1,060,405 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of intercompany balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | (563,636 | )
Profit (loss) from operations |  |  | (11,890,725 | ) |  |  | 16,481,696 |
Other income, net of expense |  |  | 144,919 |  |  |  | 164,739 |
Expenditure on water pollution treatment |  |  | (46,510,856 | ) |  |  | — |
Loss before taxes |  | $ | (58,256,662 | ) |  | $ | 16,646,435 |
The following table shows the major customers (10% or more) for the year ended December 31, 2023 Business Segments - Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers
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 |  | $ | 3,735 |  |  | $ | 1,137 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,872 |  |  |  | 16.3 | %
| 2 |  |  | Shandong Brother Technology Limited |  | $ | 3,639 |  |  | $ | 998 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,637 |  |  |  | 15.5 | %
| 3 |  |  | Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited |  | $ | 3,492 |  |  | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,329 |  |  |  | 14.5 | %
| 4 |  |  | Shandong Shouguang Shenrunfa Marine Chemical Company Limited |  | $ | 3,018 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,018 |  |  |  | 10.1 | %
The following table shows the major customers (10% or more) for the year ended December 31, 2022
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 |  | $ | 6,842 |  |  | $ | 2,718 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,560 |  |  |  | 14.5 | %
| 2 |  |  | Shandong Brother Technology Limited |  | $ | 6,745 |  |  | $ | 2,211 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,956 |  |  |  | 13.6 | %
| 3 |  |  | Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited |  | $ | 5,994 |  |  | $ | 2,068 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,061 |  |  |  | 12.2 | %

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