Plant and equipment, net | Note 7 – Plant and equipment, net Plant and equipment consisted of the following: September 30, June 30, Building and improvements $ 21,003,159 $ 17,959,588 Machinery and equipment 8,209,157 7,861,193 Machinery and equipment under capital lease 1,808,746 1,883,535 Transportation equipment 900,949 938,202 Transportation equipment under capital lease 2,807,188 2,923,262 Office equipment 105,030 107,128 Construction-in-progress 12,721,663 16,889,716 Subtotal 47,555,892 48,562,624 Less: accumulated depreciation (7,564,782 ) (7,294,969 ) Total $ 39,991,110 $ 41,267,655 Construction-in-progress represents labor costs and materials incurred in connection with building a construction waste recycling plant, brick production plant, research and development center, office building and employee dormitory for Yulong Renewable, installing an autoclave for Yulong Bricks, and installing a dustproof net and steel shed for Yulong Concrete. No depreciation is provided for construction-in-progress until it is completed and placed into service. Total budget for the construction of the two plants is approximately $43.4 million, of which approximately $15.0 million was capitalized in plant and equipment. Construction of Yulong Renewable’s facilities was completed, and formal operations at its two plants (with one brick production line) commenced in April 2015. The Company is currently renovating the research center and the office building, and expects to complete such work by the end of December 2015, and install the second brick production line and purchase additional hauling trucks by December 2015. Total budget for the autoclave is approximately $126,000, and installation is expected to be completed by the end of December 2015. Total budget for the dustproof net and steel shed is approximately $31,000 and $44,000, respectively, and installations were completed at the end of October 2015. Construction-in-progress consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015: Construction-in-progress description Value Estimated Estimated additional cost to complete Waste recycling plant, brick production plant, research and development center, office building and dormitory (1) $ 12,665,670 December 2015 $ 12,332,852 Autoclave installation (2) $ 7,475 December 2015 $ 102,565 Dustproof net installation (3) $ 20,846 October 2015 $ 28,296 Steel shed installation (4) $ 27,772 October 2015 $ 20,436 (1) As of September 30, 2015, approximately $3.4 million was included in prepayment (See Note 8), approximately $12.7 million was included in construction-in-progress, approximately $15.0 million was transferred to fixed assets, and approximately $12.3 million was not yet due. The Company may incur other costs in addition to what have been contracted for. (2) Approximately $71,000 has been contracted for. As of September 30, 2015, approximately $16,000 was included in prepayment (See Note 8), approximately $7,000 was included in construction-in-progress, and approximately $103,000 was not yet due. The Company may incur other costs in addition to what have been contracted for. (3) Approximately $31,440 has been contracted for. As of September 30, 2015, approximately $21,000 was included in construction-in-progress which consisted of $3,000 payments and $18,000 payables. The Company may incur other costs in addition to what have been contracted for. (4) Approximately $44,016 has been contracted for. As of September 30, 2015, approximately $28,000 was included in construction-in-progress which consisted of $24,000 payments and $4,000 payables. The Company may incur other costs in addition to what have been contracted for. Depreciation expense is $568,014 and $359,111 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Machinery and equipment under capital lease In March 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease an excavator for two years for approximately $143,000 (RMB 908,240). The lease requires a one-time payment of $36,445 and an additional $5,596 as a security deposit paid in March 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $5,000 from June 2014 to May 2016, with interest rate per annum of 8.8%. The ownership of the excavator will transfer to the Company if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the lease term (see Note 12). In March 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease a loader for eighteen months for approximately $54,000 (RMB 345,780). The lease requires a one-time payment of $17,053 and an additional $5,329 as a security deposit paid in March 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $3,000 from June 2014 to November 2015, with interest rate per annum of 8.5%. The ownership of the loader will transfer to the Company if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the lease term (see Note 12). In September 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease an excavator for two years for approximately $202,000 (RMB 1,285,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $52,341 and an additional $8,080 as a security deposit paid in October 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $7,000 from November 2014 to October 2016, with interest rate per annum of 8.7%. The ownership of the excavator will transfer to the Company if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the lease term (see Note 12). In September 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease an excavator for two years for approximately $140,000 (RMB 890,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $36,445 and an additional $5,596 as a security deposit paid in October 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $5,000 from November 2014 to October 2016, with interest rate per annum of 8.7%. The ownership of the excavator will transfer to the Company if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the lease term (see Note 12). In September 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease a loader for eighteen months for approximately $53,000 (RMB 339,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $17,053 and an additional $5,329 as a security deposit paid in October 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $3,000 from November 2014 to April 2016, with interest rate per annum of 8.3%. The ownership of the loader will transfer to the Company if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the lease term (see Note 12). In September 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease a loader for eighteen months for approximately $53,000 (RMB 338,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $17,003 and an additional $5,313 as a security deposit paid in October 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $3,000 from November 2014 to April 2016, with interest rate per annum of 8.3%. The ownership of the loader will transfer to the Company if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the lease term (see Note 12). Transportation equipment under capital leases In October 2012, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease ten waste hauling trucks for two years for approximately of $647,000 (RMB 4,114,208), including $49,990 (RMB 318,000) as security deposits and $65,238 (RMB 415,000) for insurance. The lease also requires a one-time payment of $157,201 in April 2013 and monthly lease payments of approximately $25,000 originally from June 2013 to May 2015, with interest rate at 18.2% per annum. The ownership of the trucks has been transferred to the Company with an attached lien that will be removed if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the extended lease term (see Note 12). As of September 30, 2015, approximately $225,000 of lease payments remained outstanding, which the Company expects to pay in full by the end of December 2015. In November 2012, the Company entered into another lease agreement with a third party to lease ten waste hauling trucks for two years for approximately of $633,000 (RMB 4,027,225), including $49,990 (RMB 318,000) as security deposits and $54,706 (RMB 348,000) for insurance. The lease also requires a one-time payment of $157,204 on April 30, 2013, monthly lease payments of approximately $31,000 from July 2013 to June 2014, and monthly lease payments of approximately $16,000 originally from July 2014 to June 2015, with interest rate at 16.8 % per annum. The ownership of the trucks has been transfer to the Company with an attached lien that will be removed if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the extended lease term (see Note 12). As of September 30, 2015, approximately $169,000 of lease payments remained outstanding, which the Company expects to pay in full by the end of December 2015. In January 2014, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding to lease 100 waste hauling trucks with a third party for approximately $66,000 (RMB 418,000) per truck. In July 2014, the Company entered into a binding agreement with the same party to lease the first 30 trucks for two years for approximately $1,747,000 (RMB 11,115,000), or approximately $58,000 (RMB 370,500) per truck. The lease also requires a one-time payment of $367,848 (RMB 2,340,000) as security deposit paid in July 2014 and monthly lease payments of approximately $86,000 from August 2014 to July 2016, with interest rate at 15.6% per annum. The Company has an option to purchase the vehicles for $472 if there is no default of the lease payments at the end of the lease term (see Note 12). For the remaining 70 trucks, the Company plans to enter into another binding agreement with the same third party by the end of December 2015. The Company recognized approximately $43,000 and $80,000 of interest expense related to the above capital lease equipment for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company recognized approximately $188,000 and $120,000 of depreciation expense related to the above capital lease equipment for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The carrying value of leased assets under capital leases consists of the following: September 30, June 30, Machinery and equipment $ 1,808,746 $ 1,883,535 Transportation equipment 2,807,188 2,923,262 Subtotal 4,615,934 4,806,797 Less: accumulated depreciation (1,181,291 ) (1,036,884 ) Total $ 3,434,643 $ 3,769,913 Purchase of Mobile Recycling Stations In July 2015, the Company entered into four agreements to purchase four mobile recycling stations for approximately $6.0 million (RMB 36,400,000) in the aggregate, and will finance these purchases through capital lease obligations. As of September 30, 2015, the Company received one station which purchase price is approximately $629,000 (RMB 4,000,000) and paid approximately $65,000 (RMB 413,000) in relation to the purchase. |