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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

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.

 

 

Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reconciliations
                 
   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 
Business Segments - Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers

The following table shows the major customers (10% or more) for the year ended December 31, 2023

 

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 %