COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Rent expense charged to operations under lease agreements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 aggregated to approximately $817 and $2,381, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, rent expense charged to operations under lease agreements were approximately $733 and $2,388, respectively.

Aggregate future minimum rental payments required under all non-cancelable operating leases at September 30, 2019 are as follows:



Year
October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019	$	900
2020	3,109
2021	2,207
2022	1,749
2023	1,365
2024	1,190
Thereafter	3,750
Total minimum lease payments	$	14,270

The Company’s Verona, Missouri facility, while held by a prior owner, was designated by the EPA as a Superfund site and placed on the National Priorities List in 1983, because of dioxin contamination on portions of the site. Remediation was conducted by the prior owner under the oversight of the EPA and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”). While the Company must maintain the integrity of the capped areas in the remediation areas on the site, the prior owner is responsible for completion of any further Superfund remedy. The Company is indemnified by the sellers under its May 2001 asset purchase agreement covering its acquisition of the Verona, Missouri facility for potential liabilities associated with the Superfund site.

From time to time, the Company is a party to various litigation, claims and assessments. Management believes that the ultimate outcome of such matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.