CHEMSPEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
December 28, 2010
VIA EDGAR
Rufus Decker
Nudrat Salik
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 |
Form 6-K filed on November 12, 2010
File No. 1-34368
Dear Mr. Decker and Ms. Salik:
Chemspec International Limited (the “Company”) confirms receipt of the comments from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) dated December 14, 2010 (the “Comment Letter”). Due to the holidays, the Company respectfully requests an extension of an additional 10 business days for preparing the response letter to the Comment Letter. The Company plans to file the response letter to the Comment Letter on or before January 12, 2011.
The Company also respectfully requests the SEC to provide a facsimile copy of the Comment Letter to Mr. Chris Lin and Mr. Asher Hsu of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP at +1 (212) 455-2502. Thank you.
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| Sincerely Yours, |
/s/ Jianhua Yang |
Dr. Jianhua Yang Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Chemspec International Limited |
