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The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts, which the<br />

Company reserves for and updates based on its best estimates<br />

of potentially uncollectible accounts, consists of the following:<br />

US $ in thousands Year ended December 31,<br />

2006 2005<br />

Beginning balance 6,089 5,765<br />

Write-offs (2,543) (1,821)<br />

Additional provisions 782 2,705<br />

Increase (decrease) due to foreign exchange translation 492 (641)<br />

Other 115 81<br />

Ending balance 4,935 6,089<br />

Inventories<br />

The major components of <strong>Pallet</strong>-<strong>Management</strong>-<strong>Services</strong><br />

inventories are as follows:<br />

US $ in thousands As of December 31,<br />

2006 2005<br />

Raw materials (at cost) 5,912 6,572<br />

Finished goods (at cost) 7,782 7,069<br />

Total inventories 13,694 13,641<br />

Other current assets<br />

The major component of other current assets is European valueadded<br />

tax receivables, which have a balance of US $10.5 million<br />

(2005: US $7.8 million). Due to the short maturity the book<br />

value approximates the fair value.<br />

Provisions<br />

US $ in thousands Employee<br />

bonus<br />

Legal<br />

contingencies<br />

Self- insurance<br />

reserves<br />

Discontinued<br />

operations<br />

Restructuring Professional<br />

fees<br />

Beginning balance 8,141 1,629 2,975 2,249 417 299 15,710<br />

Arising during the year 2,687 – 9,754 682 – 8,572 21,695<br />

Utilized (8,557) (1,357) (8,667) (1,491) – (6,934) (27,006)<br />

Unused amounts reversed (660) – – – (185) – (845)<br />

Exchange adjustments 247 118 – – 27 – 392<br />

Ending balance 1,858 390 4,062 1,440 259 1,937 9,946<br />

The employee bonus for 2006 will be paid during March and<br />

April 2007.<br />

See Notes to commitments and contingencies for a brief<br />

description of provisions for legal contingencies, insurance and<br />

discontinued operations.<br />

A provision of US $0.3 million is recognized for reconstruction of<br />

a closed washing depot in Europe.<br />

| FINANCIAL REPORTING | NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |<br />

Total<br />

Refundable deposit<br />

The Company accrues Euro 1.50 for each European RPC in<br />

circulation. The carrying amount of the refundable deposit is US<br />

$117.4 million as of December 31, 2006 (US $120.2 million as<br />

of December 31, 2005) and is based on the assumption that all<br />

RPCs in circulation will be recollected.<br />

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