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Short-term Bank Loans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Note 11 – Short-term Bank Loans

The Company’s short-term bank loans consist of the following:


	June 30,		December 31,
	2022		2021
Loan payable to Bank of China Lishui Branch	$	2,550,044	$	2,679,852
Loan payable to Shanghai Pudong Development (“SPD”) Bank Lishui Branch		1,642,300		2,039,700
Total	$	4,192,344	$	4,719,552

On December 22, 2021, Tantech Charcoal entered into a short-term loan agreement with Bank of China (Lishui Branch) to borrow approximately $2,550,044 (RMB 17,080,000) for six months with fixed annual interest rate of 4.5%. The purpose of the loan was for purchasing bamboo charcoal materials. The loan was collateralized by building and land use right of Tantech Bamboo with maximum guaranteed amount up to approximately $3.9 million (RMB25,960,000). The loan was also guaranteed by two related parties, Lishui Jiuanju Commercial Trade Co., Ltd. (“LJC”), and Forasen Group Co., Ltd., one unrelated third party, Zhejiang Meifeng Tea Industry Co., Ltd., and other three related individuals, Zhengyu Wang, Chairman of the Board and previous CEO of the Company, his wife, Yefang Zhang, and his relative, Aihong Wang.

Note 11 – Short-term Bank Loans (continued)

On April 1, 2022, the Company entered into a short-term-loan agreement with SPD Bank (Lishui Branch) to extend the remaining loan $1,791,600 (RMB12 million) to March 30, 2023 with fixed interest rate of 3.9%. The purpose of the loan was to fund working capital needs. The loan was guaranteed by three related parties, Zhengyu Wang and his wife, Yefang Zhang and Forasen Group Co., Ltd., a company owned by Zhengyu Wang and Yefang Zhang; a third party, Lishui Zhongyun Mitai Industrial Co., Ltd. The loan was also collateralized by building and land use right of Tantech Energy with maximum guaranteed amount up to approximately $4.4 million (RMB29,250,000). As of June 30, 2022, the outstanding balance was $1,642,300 (RMB11 million), the loan was fully repaid in September, 2022 subsequently.

As of June 30, 2022, total bank loans payable amounted to $4,192,344.

On July 2, 2021, Tantech Charcoal entered into a short-term loan agreement with Bank of China (Lishui Branch) to borrow approximately $2,679,852 (RMB 17,080,000) for six months with fixed annual interest rate of 4.65%. The purpose of the loan was for purchasing bamboo charcoal materials. The loan was collateralized by building and land use right of Tantech Bamboo with maximum guaranteed amount up to approximately $4.1 million (RMB25,960,000). The loan was also guaranteed by two related parties, Lishui Jiuanju Commercial Trade Co., Ltd. (“LJC”), and Forasen Group Co., Ltd., one unrelated third party, Zhejiang Meifeng Tea Industry Co., Ltd., and other three related individuals, Zhengyu Wang, Chairman of the Board and previous CEO of the Company, his wife, Yefang Zhang, and his relative, Aihong Wang. The loan was renewed for one year from December 22, 2021 with fixed annual interest rate of 4.5%.

On April 7, 2021, Tantech Bamboo entered into a short-term loan agreement with SPD Bank (Lishui Branch) to borrow $2,510,400 (RMB 16 million) for one year with fixed annual interest rate of 5.65%. The purpose of the loan was to fund working capital needs. The loan was guaranteed by three related parties, Zhengyu Wang and his wife, Yefang Zhang and Forasen Group Co., Ltd., a company owned by Zhengyu Wang and Yefang Zhang. The loan was also collateralized by building and land use right of Tantech Energy with maximum guaranteed amount up to approximately $4.6 million (RMB29,250,000). The Company repaid $470,700 (RMB 3.0 million) as required during years ended December 31, 2021. The company further repaid $156,900 (RMB 1 million) subsequently. And the remaining loan was subsequently renewed for another year with new maturity date of March 30, 2023, at a fixed annual interest rate of 3.90%. The renewed loan was guaranteed by one more unrelated third party, Lishui Zhongyun Mitai Industrial Co., Ltd.

As of December 31, 2021, total bank loans payable amounted to $4,719,552.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the interest expense related to bank loans was $106,978 and $137,594, respectively.