The changes in the amount of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
| Land, buildings and leasehold improvements | Machinery, equipment | Furniture and fixtures and other equipment | Assets under construction | Total | ||||||
| At cost | ||||||||||
| Balance January 1, 2016 | 43,294 | 158,901 | 19,490 | 14,735 | 236,420 | |||||
| Capital expenditures | – | 7,181 | 427 | 19,282 | 26,890 | |||||
| Retirements and sales | (48) | (6,734) | (595) | (360) | (7,737) | |||||
| Transfer from assets under construction | 1,370 | 14,453 | 1,732 | (17,555) | – | |||||
| Reclassification to other intangible assets | – | – | – | (21) | (21) | |||||
| Reclassification to evaluation tools | – | – | – | (1,633) | (1,633) | |||||
| Foreign currency translation effect | 1,556 | 4,907 | 917 | 841 | 8,221 | |||||
| Balance December 31, 2016 | 46,172 | 178,708 | 21,971 | 15,289 | 262,140 | |||||
| Capital expenditures | 225 | 1,619 | 790 | 41,537 | 44,171 | |||||
| Retirements and sales | (1,643) | (10,308) | (1,201) | – | (13,152) | |||||
| Transfer from assets under construction | 3,244 | 32,391 | 904 | (36,539) | – | |||||
| Reclassification to other intangible assets | – | – | 66 | – | 66 | |||||
| Reclassification to evaluation tools | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Foreign currency translation effect | (3,226) | (16,357) | (1,638) | (1,391) | (22,612) | |||||
| Balance December 31, 2017 | 44,772 | 186,053 | 20,892 | 18,896 | 270,613 | |||||
| Accumulated depreciation and impairment | ||||||||||
| Balance January 1, 2016 | 25,401 | 102,114 | 17,111 | 144,626 | ||||||
| Depreciation for the year | 1,811 | 19,413 | 1,019 | 22,243 | ||||||
| Impairment charges | – | 1,745 | – | 1,745 | ||||||
| Retirements and sales | (2) | (6,270) | (595) | (6,867) | ||||||
| Foreign currency translation effect | 820 | 3,778 | 791 | 5,389 | ||||||
| Balance December 31, 2016 | 28,030 | 120,780 | 18,326 | 167,136 | ||||||
| Depreciation for the year | 1,959 | 20,648 | 1,281 | 23,888 | ||||||
| Impairment charges | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Retirements and sales | (1,632) | (9,497) | (1,201) | (12,330) | ||||||
| Foreign currency translation effect | (1,871) | (11,457) | (1,385) | (14,713) | ||||||
| Balance December 31, 2017 | 26,486 | 120,474 | 17,021 | 163,981 | ||||||
| Carrying amounts | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2016 | 18,142 | 57,928 | 3,645 | 15,289 | 95,004 | |||||
| December 31, 2017 | 18,286 | 65,579 | 3,871 | 18,896 | 106,632 | |||||
| Useful lives in years | 0-25 | 2-10 | 2-10 |
The impairment charges in 2016 relate to demo equipment and is reported in the Consolidated statement of profit or loss in cost of sales.
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