Plant and equipment, net | Note 7 – Plant and equipment, net Plant and equipment consisted of the following: December 31, June 30, Building and improvements $ 21,143,704 $ 17,959,588 Machinery and equipment 8,125,471 7,861,193 Machinery and equipment under capital lease 2,150,006 1,883,535 Transportation equipment 889,292 938,202 Transportation equipment under capital lease 2,751,830 2,923,262 Office equipment 107,782 107,128 Construction-in-progress 11,922,382 16,889,716 Subtotal 47,090,467 48,562,624 (7,988,028 ) (7,294,969 ) Total $ 39,102,439 $ 41,267,655 Construction-in-progress represents labor costs and materials incurred in connection with building CWM facilities, research and development center, office building and employee dormitory for Yulong Renewable. No depreciation is provided for construction-in-progress until it is completed and placed into service. Total budget for the construction of the CWM facilities is approximately $35.8 million, of which approximately $15.2 million was capitalized in plant and equipment. Construction was completed and formal operations at the CWM facilities commenced in April 2015. Renovation of the research center and the office building continues and is currently expected to be done by the end of June 2016. Construction-in-progress consisted of the following as of December 31, 2015: Construction-in-progress description Value Estimated Estimated additional cost to complete CWM facilities, research and development center, office building and dormitory (1) $ 11,915,106 June 2016 $ 5,349,514 (1) As of December 31, 2015, approximately $3.3 million was included in prepayment (See Note 8), approximately $11.9 million was included in construction-in-progress, approximately $15.2 million was transferred to fixed assets, and approximately $5.3 million was not yet due. The Company may incur other costs in addition to what have been contracted for. Depreciation expense is $584,706 and $415,456 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1,152,720 and $774,567 for the six months ended December 31, 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 $140,000 (RMB 908,240). The lease requires a one-time payment of $35,727 and an additional $5,486 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 September 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease an excavator for two years for approximately $198,000 (RMB 1,285,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $51,309 and an additional $7,921 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 $137,000 (RMB 890,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $35,727 and an additional $5,486 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 $52,000 (RMB 339,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $16,717 and an additional $5,224 as a security deposit paid in October 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $2,000 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 $52,000 (RMB 338,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $16,667 and an additional $5,209 as a security deposit paid in October 2014, monthly lease payments of approximately $2,000 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 June 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease an excavator for two years for approximately $137,000 (RMB 890,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $35,727 and an additional $5,486 as a security deposit paid in October 2015, monthly lease payments of approximately $5,000 from October 2015 to September 2017, with interest rate per annum of 9.6%. 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 June 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease an excavator for two years for approximately $137,000 (RMB 890,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $35,727 and an additional $5,486 as a security deposit paid in October 2015, monthly lease payments of approximately $5,000 from October 2015 to September 2017, with interest rate per annum of 9.6%. 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 June 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease a loader for eighteen months for approximately $52,000 (RMB 336,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $16,569 and an additional $5,178 as a security deposit paid in October 2015, monthly lease payments of approximately $2,000 from October 2015 to March 2017, with interest rate per annum 9.5%. 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 June 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease a loader for eighteen months for approximately $51,000 (RMB 330,000). The lease requires a one-time payment of $16,273 and an additional $5,085 as a security deposit paid in October 2015, monthly lease payments of approximately $2,000 from October 2015 to March 2017, with interest rate per annum 9.5%. 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). Transportation equipment under capital leases In November 2012, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a third party to lease ten waste hauling trucks for two years for approximately of $621,000 (RMB 4,027,225), including $49,004 (RMB 318,000) as security deposits and $53,627 (RMB 348,000) for insurance. The lease also requires a one-time payment of $154,104 on April 30, 2013, monthly lease payments of approximately $30,000 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 December 31, 2015, approximately $141,000 of lease payments remained outstanding, which the Company expects to pay in full by the end of June 2016. In January 2014, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding to lease 100 waste hauling trucks with a third party for approximately $64,000 (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 $1,713,000 (RMB 11,115,000), or approximately $57,000 (RMB 370,500) per truck. The lease also requires a one-time payment of $360,594 (RMB 2,340,000) as security deposit paid in July 2014 and monthly lease payments of approximately $84,000 from August 2014 to July 2016, with interest rate at 15.6% per annum. The Company has an option to purchase the vehicles for $462 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 maintains the option to enter into another binding agreement with the same third party in the near future if the Company decides not to purchase 300 pre-owned trucks from different companies after thorough evaluation. 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. As of December 31, 2015, the Company received one station with purchase price of approximately $616,000 (RMB 4,000,000), and paid approximately $110,000 (RMB 713,000). The Company recognized approximately $37,000 and $87,000 of interest expense related to the above capital lease equipment for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $80,000 and $167,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company recognized approximately $195,000 and $188,000 of depreciation expense related to the above capital lease equipment for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $383,000 and $308,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The carrying value of assets under capital leases consisted of the following: December 31, June 30, Machinery and equipment $ 2,150,006 $ 1,883,535 Transportation equipment 2,751,830 2,923,262 Subtotal 4,901,836 4,806,797 Less: accumulated depreciation (1,349,337 ) (1,036,884 ) Total $ 3,552,499 $ 3,769,913 |