Loans and Interest | 8. LOANS AND INTEREST Bank loans at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consist of the following: September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 Short-term bank loan $ 2,164,180 $ 2,304,222 Long-term bank loans – current portion 436,620 563,766 Long-term bank loans 1,678,852 1,669,075 $ 4,279,651 $ 4,537,063 Interest expenses translated at the average exchange rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $241,190 and $182,200, respectively. Short term loans On March 30, 2017, FZY entered into a short-term loan with Jiangxi Rural Credit Union & Rural Commercial Bank due on March 28, 2018. The loan was for general working capital purposes in the amount $1,536,148 (RMB 10,000,000). The loan carried an interest rate of 6.30% and was secured by personal guarantee of Mr. Peng Qiu, the authorized representative of FZY and Director of the Company and Mr. Ming Guang Li, a friend of Mr. Peng Qiu. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company repaid $334,109. The Company is negotiating an extension for the short-term loan with Jiangxi Rural Credit Union & Rural Commercial Bank. Long term loans On October 30, 2015, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China – Wan An County Branch for an interest only construction loan in the amount of approximately $2,403,808 (RMB 15,000,000). The loan bares an adjustable interest rate, at the time origination was 4.75%. The interest rates are adjustable every twelve months. The interest-only construction loan was collateralized by the lands and buildings off the Company with variable maturity dates of up to 5 years. On April 28, 2017, FZY entered into a bank loan with Bank of Beijing due on April 25, 2021. The loan was for construction of a new Polyphenols production line in the amount of $307,230 (RMB 2,000,000). The loan carried an interest rate of 4.35% and was secured by personal guarantee of Mr. Peng Qiu, the authorized representative of FZY and Ms. Huang Min, spouse of Mr. Qiu Peng. On April 28, 2017, FZY entered into a bank loan with Jiangxi Rural Credit Union & Rural Commercial Bank due on April 25, 2020. The loan was for general working capital purposes in the amount of $768,074 (RMB 5,000,000). The loan carried an interest rate of 4.35% and was secured by personal guarantee of Mr Peng Qiu, the authorized representative of FZY and Director of the Company and Mr. Ming Guang Li, a friend of Mr. Peng Qiu. Loan maturity schedule as of December 31, 2017: Loan Maturity schedule Due in 2018 $ 2,867,988 Due in 2019 717,381 Due in 2020 644,464 Due in 2021 307,230 Due in 2022 - Due in greater than five years - $ 4,537,063 |