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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Inventories

The components of inventories are summarized below (in thousands):

	December 31,			December 31,
	2012			2011
Raw materials	$	5,130		$	6,184
Work in process		4,360			2,974
Finished goods		5,779			5,217
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory		(357	)		(664	)
Total inventories	$	14,912		$	13,711

Included in raw materials are goods in transit of approximately $0.3 million (2011 - $0.3 million).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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