U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2015
Commission File Number: 001-36885
TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
Tantech Holdings Ltd
c/o Zhejiang Tantech Bamboo Technology Co., Ltd
No. 10 Chen Shan Road, Shuige Industrial Zone
Lishui City, Zhejiang Province 323600
+86-578-226-2305
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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Explanatory Note:
On August 10, 2015, the Registrant published a press release announcing the entry into an agreement with Zhejiang EGE Battery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to develop, market and sell carbon-based aluminum batteries. The batteries will feature the Registrant’s Electric Double-Layer Capacitor carbon material for the cathode. Production is expected to commence later in August 2015. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD | ||
By: | /s/ Zhengyu Wang | |
| Name: Zhengyu Wang Its: Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: August 10, 2015
Exhibit Index
99.1. Press Release dated August 10, 2015