Tantech Holding Ltd.
c/o Zhejiang Tantech Bamboo Technology Co., Ltd.
No. 10 Cen Shan Road, Shuige Industrial Zone, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province 323000
People’s Republic of China
+86 (578) 226-2305
March 2, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Edward Kelly
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| RE: | Tantech Holdings Ltd. |
Registration Statement on Form F-3, as amended
File No. 333-213240
REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVENESS
| Requested Date: | March 9, 2017 | |
| Requested Time: | 4:30 PM Eastern Time |
Dear Mr. Kelly:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Tantech Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-3, as amended (File No. 333-213240 ) (the “Registration Statement”), be declared effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In connection with the acceleration request, the Company hereby acknowledges that:
| · | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff of the Commission (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. |
Please direct any questions or comments regarding this acceleration request to our outside counsel, Jiannan Zhang, Ph.D., Landmark Palace, Tower 2 No. Liangmaqiao Road, Beijing 100016, China. +86 13718231232, zhangj0509@yahoo.com.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Tantech Holdings Ltd. | ||
| By: | /s/ Zhengyu Wang | |
| Name: | Zhengyu Wang | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
