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INVESTMENT IN EQUITY SECURITIES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT IN EQUITY SECURITIES INVESTMENT IN EQUITY SECURITIES
Our investment in equity securities consisted of the following:
March 31,
2022		December 31,
2021
Equity Method Investments:
BTY$33,398 $33,199 
Sonmol5,745 5,904 
Desotec GmbH893 919 
Other Investments:
PureCycle6,668 9,006 
YAT5,994 5,978 
Loop2,894 2,894 
Others1,545 1,585 
$57,137 $59,485 
Equity method investments
BTY
On January 1, 2020, we acquired 49% of the equity interests in 3 related companies: Suzhou Hsing Kwang, Suqian Hsing Kwang and Suzhou BTY (collectively referred to as “BTY”) for an approximate purchase price of $32 million. We have a call option to acquire an additional 26% to 31% of BTY’s equity interests following the initial lock-up period of 5 years based on a predetermined formula. Subsequent to the second lock-up period, which ends 3 years after the initial lock-up period, we have a call option to acquire the remaining equity interests of BTY based on a predetermined formula. Additionally, the selling shareholders of BTY have a put option for the remaining equity interest to be acquired by Aptar based on a predetermined formula. The BTY entities are leading Chinese manufacturers of high quality, decorative metal components, metal-plastic sub-assemblies, and complete color cosmetics packaging solutions for the beauty industry.
Sonmol
On April 1, 2020, we invested $5 million to acquire 30% of the equity interests in Healthcare, Inc., Shanghai Sonmol Internet Technology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary, Shanghai Sonmol Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. (collectively referred to as “Sonmol”), a pharmaceutical and leading Chinese company that provides consumer electric devices and connected devices for asthma control.
Kali Care
During 2017, we invested $5 million to acquire 20% of the equity interests in Kali Care, a technology company that provides digital monitoring systems for medical devices. Since our investment, we have recognized approximately $1.6 million of our cumulative pro-rata share of operating losses. During 2021 and 2020, we recognized an other than temporary impairment of $0.4 million ($0.3 million after-tax) and $3.0 million ($2.3 million after-tax), respectively, on our underlying assets in this investment as a result of a reassessment of the future value of the business and continued reduction in operating cash flows. In addition to our investment, we also hold a note receivable from Kali Care for $1.5 million which is included in accounts and notes receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During March 2022, we recorded an expected credit loss reserve against the outstanding note receivable from Kali Care for $1.5 million as a result of a proposed sale of the business.
Desotec GmbH
During 2009, we invested €574 thousand to acquire 23% of the equity interests in Desotec GmbH, a leading manufacturer of special assembly machines for bulk processing for the pharmaceutical, beauty and home and food and beverages markets.
Other investments
During August 2019, we invested an aggregate amount of $3.5 million in two preferred equity investments in sustainability companies Loop and PureCycle that were accounted for at cost less impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. During 2020, we invested an additional $1.4 million in these two equity investments and also received $333 thousand of equity in PureCycle in exchange for our resource dedication for technological partnership and support. In November 2020, we increased the value of the PureCycle investment by $3.1 million based on observable price changes.
In March 2021, PureCycle was purchased by a special purpose acquisition company and was subsequently listed on Nasdaq under the ticker PCT. At that time, our investment in PureCycle was converted into shares of PCT resulting in less than a 1% ownership interest. This investment is now recorded at fair value based on observable market prices for identical assets and the change in fair value is recorded as a net investment gain or loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. In September 2021, we received $333 thousand of shares of PCT in exchange for our resource dedication for technological partnership and support and exercised an option to purchase $1.0 million of additional shares in connection with an FDA milestone. During October 2021, we sold 191,349 shares for $2.4 million in net proceeds, resulting in a realized gain of $2.0 million. During March 2022, we sold 107,600 shares for $1.1 million in net proceeds, resulting in a realized gain of $841 thousand. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded a net unrealized loss on our investment in PureCycle of $1.2 million and a net unrealized gain of $16.8 million, respectively.
On July 7, 2021, we invested approximately $5.9 million to acquire 10% of the equity interests in YAT, a multi-functional, science-driven online skincare solutions company.
Other than the expected credit loss reserve against the outstanding Kali Care note receivable, as noted above, there were no indications of impairment noted in the three months ended March 31, 2022 related to these investments.