Property, Plant and Equipment-Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET

Property, plant and equipment—net consisted of the following (in thousands):



	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Plant equipment	$	29,808		$	25,918
Building and improvements	5,807			5,514
Lab equipment	7,544			6,445
Leasehold improvements	2,637			2,659
Computer equipment and software	4,071			3,387
Furniture and fixtures	651			603
Land	430			430
Automobiles	194			49
Construction in progress	2,830			6,378
Total	53,972			51,383
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(15,938		)	(11,294		)
Property, plant and equipment—net	$	38,034		$	40,089

Construction in progress as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 related primarily to the Peoria and Clinton/Galva Facilities and other plant equipment not yet placed in service as of those dates.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $1.6 million and $4.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $1.3 million and $3.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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