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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 3 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

Permit of land use

 

$

435,815

 

 

$

426,007

 

Building

 

 

2,358,525

 

 

 

2,305,445

 

Plant, machinery and equipment

 

 

6,036,483

 

 

 

5,734,222

 

Motor vehicle

 

 

142,950

 

 

 

139,733

 

Office equipment

 

 

127,691

 

 

 

124,817

 

Construction in progress

 

 

345,887

 

 

 

338,103

 

Total

 

 

9,447,351

 

 

 

9,068,327

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(3,181,610

)

 

 

(2,695,840

)

Property and Equipment, net

 

$

6,265,741

 

 

$

6,372,487

 

 

Construction in progress consists of machinery and construction supplies that have been paid for, but are not yet completed and placed into production.  Once the machinery is working or the facility is in use, it is moved into plant, machinery and equipment and depreciated.  Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 

Asset

 

 Life - years

Permit of land use

 

40 - 70

Building

 

20 - 35

Plant, machinery and equipment

 

10

Motor vehicle

 

5 - 10

Office equipment

 

3-5

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, depreciation expense was $419,253 and $388,668, respectively.