Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 6.  Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

In thousands of dollars

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Machinery and equipment	$	10,820		$	11,117
Building and improvements		4,324			4,447
Furniture, office equipment & other		1,897			1,826
Total		17,041			17,390
Less accumulated depreciation		(10,744	)		(10,520	)
Total property, plant and equipment	$	6,297		$	6,870

Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, totaled $481,000 and $716,000, respectively.