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Jun. 30, 2013
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15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Legal fees of approximately $67,000 and $37,000 were incurred during the three months and $94,000 and $108,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively, from the law firm of Germer LLC of which Charles W. Goehringer, Jr. is a minority partner. Mr. Goehringer acts as corporate counsel for the Company.
Ghazi Sultan, a Company director, was paid $34,000 during both three month periods and $69,000 during both six month periods ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively for serving as the Company’s Saudi branch representative.
Consulting fees of approximately $35,000 were incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, from IHS Global FZ LLC of which Company Director Gary K. Adams holds the position of Chief Advisor - Chemicals.
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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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