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CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS DEPOSIT - RELATED PARTIES - Note 12
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS DEPOSIT - RELATED PARTIES - Note 12

NOTE 12 — CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS DEPOSIT - RELATED PARTIES

 

    June 30,
2012
  December 31,
2011
    (Unaudited)   (Audited)
         
Manufacturing plant   $ -   $ 10,170,809
             

 

The Company signed an agreement with Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd. ("Tianjin Leimone") to construct a manufacturing plant on June 26, 2010 for $15,063,000 (RMB 99,591,000). The contract included land use rights for 46,021 square meters and space of 21,029 square meters. At December 31, 2011, the Company had paid to Tianjin Leimone $10,170,809 (RMB 64,734,150). During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company incorporated a new joint venture, SpreadZoom Technologies Co., Ltd., that will be the entity to legally hold title to the Company's new factory. The Company believes the valuation of the assets and economic benefits derived from the Company's ownership via the newly formed entity remained unchanged. See note 28 - SpreadZoom Investment for details. The deposit paid to Tianjin Leimone was repaid to the Company and immediately used to capitalize SpreadZoom and then subsequently paid back to Tianjin Leimone for the factory that will owned by SpreadZoom.

 

Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd ("Leimone Tianjin"), a related party, is currently involved with a dispute with the construction company contracted to build our new manufacturing facility in Tianjin. On August 15, 2011, Leimone Tianjin filed a claim against Henan Urban Construction Group ("HUCG"). The claim is for the termination of the construction contract between Leimone Tianjin and HUCG and claims damages of approximately $1.3 million (RMB 8,072,310) against HUCG. In Leimone Tianjin's court filing, it has accused HUCG of improper use of the funds paid to HUCG by Leimone Tianjin, as a result, construction project has been delayed. HUCG's has claimed as its defense that the delay in construction was a result of poor conditions at the construction site. The outcome of the dispute is still pending decision from the courts from the 2nd Mid- Level People's Court of Tianjin City. The Company is currently unable to determine the probability that it will be successful in this claim. The Company believes the decision by the courts will be issued before the end of third quarter of 2012. As of June 30, 2012, the courts have not yet issued their judgment.