c/o Zhejiang Tantech Bamboo Technology Co., Ltds No. 10 Cen Shan Road, Shuige Industrial Zones
Lishui City, Zhejiang Provinces People’s Republic of Chinas Phone: +86-578-226-2305
March 17, 2015
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Tantech Holdings Ltd |
| Registration Statement on Form F-1 | |
| File No.: 333-198788 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned respectfully requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 5:30 PM on March 18, 2015, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
| • | should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| • | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| • | the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
| Sincerely, | |
| Tantech Holdings, Ltd. | |
| By:/s/ Zhengyu Wang | |
| Zhengyu Wang | |
| Chief Executive Officer |