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Capital Management	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018
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Capital Management	35. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT The Company requires significant amounts of capital to build and expand its production facilities and acquire additional equipment. In consideration of the industry dynamics, the Company manages its capital in a manner to ensure that it has sufficient and necessary financial resources to fund its working capital needs, capital asset purchases, research and development activities, dividend payments, debt service requirements and other business requirements associated with its existing operations over the next 12 months.

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The disclosure of information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the entity's objectives, policies and processes for managing capital.

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