Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details)

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net sales $ 56,273,208 $ 46,878,134 $ 114,109,287 $ 94,250,210
Operating income 3,683,000 2,536,000 6,937,000 5,237,000
Change in fair value of interest rate swap (495,430) 0 (633,109) 0
Income before income taxes 2,938,664 1,641,683 5,153,111 3,700,456
Metals Segment [Member]
       
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net sales 41,869,000 34,632,000 86,529,000 70,654,000
Operating income 2,087,000 1,460,000 4,048,000 3,032,000
Specialty Chemicals Segment [Member]
       
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net sales 14,404,000 12,246,000 27,580,000 23,596,000
Operating income 1,596,000 1,076,000 2,889,000 2,205,000
Corporate [Member]
       
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Corporate 851,000 848,000 1,703,000 1,580,000
Interest and debt expense 372,000 46,000 714,000 92,000
Change in fair value of interest rate swap (495,000) 0 (633,000) 0
Other Income 16,000 0 0 (135,000)
Income before income taxes $ 2,939,000 $ 1,642,000 $ 5,153,000 $ 3,700,000