and Facilities
−Removed: own approximately nine separate buildings covering a total area of approximately 735,745 square feet at No.29, Third Main Avenue, Shigao
−Removed: Town, Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan, China (previously known as 22 Xingan Ave., Section 2, Shigao Town, Sichuan, China) (“Property”)
−Removed: where we maintain our executive offices, research and development facilities, factories and other facilities.
−Removed: We leased back the Property
−Removed: for our business operation.
−Removed: See “ITEM 1 Business - Recent Developments” for recent changes to the Property.
−Removed: have completed approximately 80% of the construction work on our new high-standard production facility in Chengdu, for which we expect
−Removed: to complete the construction work before October 31, 2023.
−Removed: We believe that our new high-standard production facility will be sufficient for our current business.
+Added: operate our business in approximately nine separate buildings covering a total area of approximately 735,745 square feet at No.
+Added: Main Avenue, Shigao Town, Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan, China (previously known as 22 Xingan Ave., Section 2, Shigao Town, Sichuan,
+Added: China ) where we maintain our executive offices, research and development facilities, factories and other facilities.
+Added: to local PRC government guidelines on local environmental issues and the national overall plan, Sichuan Wetouch is under the government-directed
+Added: relocation order to relocate no later than December 31, 2021 and received compensation accordingly.
+Added: March 16, 2021, Sichuan Wetouch entered into an Agreement of Compensation on Demolition (the “Compensation Agreement”) with
+Added: Meishan Huantian Industrial Co., Ltd, formerly named Sichuan Renshou Shigao Tianfu Investment Co., Ltd, a limited company owned by the
+Added: local government (“Sichuan Renshou”), for the withdrawal of our right to use of a parcel of state-owned land and the demolition
+Added: of all buildings, facilities and equipment on such land where we maintain our executive offices, research and development facilities
+Added: and factories at No.29, Third Main Avenue, Shigao Town, Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan, China (the “Property”).
+Added: Property, all buildings, facilities, equipment and all other appurtenances on the Property are collectively referred to as “Properties”.
+Added: The Compensation Agreement was executed and delivered as a result of the guidelines (the “Guidelines”) published by the local
+Added: government with respect to local environmental issues and a national plan on Tianfu New District, Meishan City, Sichuan, PRC.
+Added: In accordance
+Added: with the Guidelines, a project named “Chaisang River Ecological Wetland Park” is under construction in the areas where our
+Added: manufacturing facilities and properties are located.
+Added: In consideration for such relocation, as an owner of the buildings on the state-owned
+Added: land, we will be compensated.
+Added: On March 18, 2021, Sichuan Wetouch received a total amount of RMB115.2 million (approximately $17.7 million)
+Added: as the total amount of compensation from Sichuan Renshou, including RMB100.2 million ($15.4 million) based upon the appraised value of
+Added: the Properties plus an extra 15% relocation bonus of RMB15.0 million ($2.3 million).
+Added: order to minimize the interruption to our business, Sichuan Vtouch entered into a Leaseback Agreement with Sichuan Renshou on March 16,
+Added: The Leaseback Agreement entitles us to lease back the Properties commencing from April 1, 2021 until December 31, 2021, at a monthly
+Added: rent of RMB300,000 (approximately $46,154), which period was extended to October 31, 2022.
+Added: On October 16, 2022, Sichuan Vtouch entered
+Added: an extension to the Leaseback Agreement with Sichuan Renshou to extend the period it granted Sichuan Vtouch to lease back the Properties
+Added: until October 31, 2024, at a monthly rent of RMB 400,000 ($56,339).
+Added: New Facilities
+Added: On July 23, 2021, Sichuan Vtouch
+Added: entered into a contract with the Chengdu Wenjiang District Planning and Natural Resources Bureau for the purchase of a land use right
+Added: for a parcel of land spanning 131,010 square feet, for a consideration of RMB3,925,233 (equivalent to $537,998) for the Company’s
+Added: new facility.
+Added: The Company paid the consideration in full on November 18, 2021.
+Added: The Company estimates receiving the certificate of land
+Added: use right from the local government in the fourth quarter of 2024.
+Added: July 27, 2021, Sichuan Vtouch and Sichuan Chunqiu Development and Construction Group Co., Ltd.
+Added: entered into a construction contract
+Added: for a project to build the capacitive touch screen and touch machine research and development production base.
+Added: The contract was
+Added: estimated to start on August 15, 2021, and to be completed by August 15, 2022, at a provisional price of RMB76,000,000
+Added: (approximately $11.9 million).
+Added: This price is subject to adjustment based on actual completion settlement.
+Added: However, the construction
+Added: project has been put on hold due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and government-ordered shutdowns in China.
+Added: The parties have agreed to
+Added: extend the term of the contract to December 31, 2024.
+Added: As of the date of
+Added: this Annual Report, we estimate that our capital needs for this acquisition and construction will be approximately RMB170.0 million
+Added: (approximately $26.2 million), but there is no assurance that the estimated amount is sufficient to achieve our goals.
+Added: additional financing for our new facilities.
+Added: In addition, we expect that this the construction of buildings and affixtures will be
+Added: completed by end of 2023 and our production at the new facilities will commence in the third quarter of 2025, but there is no assurance and we may need extended time to achieve our business
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