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11. Plant Acquisition and Sale of Land
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Plant Acquisition And Sale Of Land  
Plant Acquisition and Sale of Land

On August 31, 2018, the Company closed a Member Interest and Capital Share Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Lakes Chemical Corporation and Lanxess Holding Company US Inc., as the sellers, and the Company as the buyer. Under the Agreement, the Company acquired subsidiaries of the sellers which include an antimony plant, equipment and land located in Reynosa, Mexico.   In addition, the Company was paid $1,500,000 by the sellers which was recognized as operating income in the year ended December 31, 2018. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition as there was no business associated with the acquired assets. The Company is disassembling, salvaging, and transporting the antimony plant and equipment for use in its existing operations in both Mexico and the United States. The project involves moving heavy equipment and has been completed as of March 31, 2019. 

 

During November 2018, the Company sold the land acquired with the plant for $700,000, and the Company received $300,000 in 2018 and the remainder of the $700,000 in 2019. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of land during the year ended December 31, 2018.