Segment reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

The Company’s product sector information for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, is as follows (figures are in thousands of USD):

	Net Product Sales				Net Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Henglong	$	53,932	$	60,902	$	2,866	$	5,127
Jiulong		16,183		15,964		154		168
Shenyang		7,516		8,988		609		998
Wuhu		3,925		5,941		(110)		(88)
Hubei Henglong		13,818		14,425		1,737		1,110
Other Sectors		8,656		9,887		(260)		252
Total Segments		104,030		116,107		4,996		7,567
Corporate		-		-		(996)		231
Eliminations		(13,185)		(14,372)		381		228
Total	$	90,845	$	101,735	$	4,381	$	8,026

	Net Product Sales				Net Income (Loss)
	Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Henglong	$	206,061	$	203,987	$	15,768	$	22,660
Jiulong		53,251		57,753		75		1,750
Shenyang		24,056		32,928		1,418		1,760
Wuhu		16,096		18,345		(181)		(167)
Hubei Henglong		44,463		41,708		5,594		44,512	(1)
Other Sectors		27,433		30,210		(1,021)		1,246
Total Segments		371,360		384,931		21,653		71,761
Corporate		-		-		(1,538)		(1,792)
Eliminations		(47,905)		(53,414)		285		(40,046)
Total	$	323,455	$	331,517	$	20,400	$	29,923

(1) $ 40.3 million included in the balance of $ 44.5 million was income from the investment in Henglong in 2014, which has been eliminated at the consolidation level.