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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract] 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
NOTE 3 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Permit of land use
  $ 440,896     $ 426,007  
Building
    2,386,017       2,305,445  
Plant, machinery and equipment
    6,123,744       5,734,222  
Motor vehicle
    144,617       139,733  
Office equipment
    200,607       124,817  
Construction in progress
    349,919       338,103  
Total
    9,645,800       9,068,327  
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (3,436,182 )     (2,695,840 )
Property and Equipment, net
  $ 6,209,618     $ 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 nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, depreciation expense was $636,179 and $588,395, respectively.