| 18. | Inventories |
| 31.12.2016 | 31.12.2017 | 31.12.2017 | ||||||||||
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Raw materials |
904,737 | 1,188,396 | 187,758 | |||||||||
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Work in progress |
26,807 | 34,924 | 5,518 | |||||||||
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Finished goods |
732,335 | 1,349,425 | 213,199 | |||||||||
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Total inventories at the lower of cost and net realizable value |
1,663,879 | 2,572,745 | 406,475 | |||||||||
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| 31.12.2015 | 31.12.2016 | 31.12.2017 | 31.12.2017 | |||||||||||||
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Inventories recognized as an expense in cost of sales |
9,566,699 | 9,308,265 | 11,021,960 | 1,741,391 | ||||||||||||
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Inclusive of the following charge/(credit): |
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- Inventories written down |
59,339 | 48,202 | 17,492 | 2,764 | ||||||||||||
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- Reversal of write-down of inventories |
(24,079 | ) | (53,373 | ) | (37,393 | ) | (5,908 | ) | ||||||||
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The reversal of write-down of inventory was made when the related inventories were sold above their carrying value.