EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1117057
Filing Year: 2022
Filename: 1117057_10-K_2022_0001213900-22-016419.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview of Our Business
PLAG, headquartered in Flushing, NY, is not an operating company but a Nevada holding company with operations primarily conducted by our directly owned subsidiaries and through our variable interest entities, or VIEs. After a series of acquisitions and dispositions in 2020 and 2021, our primary business, which is carried out by Fast Approach, Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky, Jilin Chuangyuan, Xianning Bozhuang, Anhui Ansheng and Shandong Yunchu, is:
● to provide food and beverage products such as Cyan brick tea, black tea and green tea as well as beef products in China; and
● to research, develop, manufacture and sell products of formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde adhesive, methylal, ethanol fuel, fuel additives and clean fuel in China; and
● to develops and manufactures skid-mounted refueling equipment, LNG cryogenic equipment and oil storage tank, and sells such products in China; and
● to develop and operate a demand side platform which empowers buyers of advertising to manage and optimize their digital advertising across different real-time bidding networks in North America.
Organizational Structure
PLAG was incorporated on February 4, 1986 and was formerly known as “American Lorain Corporation.” Effective November 12, 2009, PLAG reincorporated in Nevada from Delaware.
The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K, including our subsidiaries and our VIEs.
Subsidiary
On May 9, 2019, the Company and Shanghai Xunyang Internet Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Xianning Bozhuang, and each of the shareholders of Xianning Bozhuang, pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Subsidiary agreed to effect an acquisition of Xianning Bozhuang by acquiring from the Sellers all of the outstanding equity interests of Xianning Bozhuang. On May 14, 2019, the Company closed the acquisition transaction and entered into a series of VIE agreements with Xianning Bozhuang and its shareholders. For company internal restructure purpose, on December 20, 2019, Xianning Bozhuang terminated the VIE agreements with Shanghai Xunyang Internet Technology Co., Ltd. and entered into similar series of VIE agreements with Jiayi Technologies on the same day. On August 2, 2021, as part of the internal restructure efforts to remove VIE arrangement, the Company and its subsidiary terminated series of VIE agreements and acquired 100% equity ownership of Xianning Bozhuang.
On June 5, 2020, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Fast Approach to acquire all outstanding shares of Fast Approach, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada and in the business of operating a demand side platform. Upon completing the transaction, Fast Approach became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Fast Approach owns 100% equity of Shanghai Shuning.
On January 4, 2021, through Jiayi Technologies, formerly known as Lucky Sky Petrochemical, the Company entered into a series of VIE agreements with Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky as well as its shareholders, which gives the Company the ultimate control of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky and its shareholders, making it operate in accordance with the will of the Company. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky and it consolidates its accounts as VIEs. On September 10, 2021, as part of the internal restructure efforts to remove VIE arrangement, Hubei Bulaisi acquired 85% equity ownership of Jingshan Sanhe Lucksky and Jiayi Technologies terminated the VIE agreements with Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky on the same date.
On December 9, 2021, the Company and Jiayi Technologies, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Shandong Yunchu and each of shareholders of Shandong Yunchu. Upon closing of the transaction, Jiayi Technologies acquired 100% equity ownership of Shandong Yunchu.
VIE Arrangement
On March 9, 2021, through Jiayi Technologies, the Company entered into a series of VIE agreements with Jilin Chuangyuan as well as its shareholders, which gives the Company 75% control of Jilin Chuangyuan and its shareholders, making it operate in accordance with the will of the Company. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Jilin Chuangyuan and it consolidates its accounts as VIEs. On November 30, 2021, through Jiayi Technologies, the Company entered into a series of VIE agreements with Jilin Chuangyuan as well as its shareholders, which gives the Company the remaining 25% of the outstanding equity interests of Jilin Chuangyuan. As a result of the completion of the transaction, the Company owns 100% of Jilin Chuangyuan through Jiayi Technologies, making Jilin Chuangyuan operate in accordance with the will of the Company. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Jilin Chuangyuan and it consolidates its accounts as VIEs.
On July 15, 2021, through Jiayi Technologies, the Company entered into a series of VIE agreements with Anhui Ansheng as well as its shareholders, which gives the Company 66% control of Anhui Ansheng and its shareholders, making it operate in accordance with the will of the Company. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Jilin Chuangyuan and it consolidates its accounts as VIEs. On February 11, 2022, through Jiayi Technologies, the Company entered into a series of VIE agreements with Xiaodong Cai, a shareholder of Anhui Ansheng, which gives the Company additional 20.58% of the outstanding equity interests of Anhui Ansheng. As a result of the completion of the transaction, the Company owns 86.58% of Anhui Ansheng through Jiayi Technologies, making Anhui Ansheng operate in accordance with the will of the Company. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of Anhui Ansheng and it consolidates its accounts as VIEs. Each of the VIE Agreements is described in detail below:
Consultation and Service Agreement. Pursuant to the Consultation and Service Agreement, WFOE has the exclusive right to provide consultation and services to the operating entities in China in the area of business management, human resource, technology and intellectual property rights. WFOE exclusively owns any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Consultation and Service Agreement. The amount of service fees and payment term can be amended by the WFOE and operating companies’ consultation and the implementation. The term of the Consultation and Service Agreement is 20 years. WFOE may terminate this agreement at any time by giving 30 day’s prior written notice.
Business Cooperation Agreement. Pursuant to the Business Cooperation Agreement, WFOE has the exclusive right to provide complete technical support, business support and related consulting services, including but not limited to technical services, business consultations, equipment or property leasing, marketing consultancy, system integration, product research and development, and system maintenance. WFOE exclusively owns any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this Business Cooperation Agreement. The rate of service fees may be adjusted based on the services rendered by WFOE in that month and the operational needs of the operating entities. The Business Cooperation Agreement shall maintain effective unless it was terminated or was compelled to terminate under applicable PRC laws and regulations. WFOE may terminate this Business Cooperation Agreement at any time by giving 30 day’s prior written notice.
Equity Pledge Agreements. Pursuant to the Equity Pledge Agreements among WFOE, operating entities and each of operating entities’ shareholder, shareholders of the operating entities pledge all of their equity interests in the operating entities to WFOE to guarantee their performance of relevant obligations and indebtedness under the Technical Consultation and Service Agreement and other control agreements. In addition, shareholders of the operating entities are in the process of registering the equity pledge with the competent local authority.
Equity Option Agreements. Pursuant to the Equity Option Agreements, WFOE has the exclusive right to require each shareholder of the operating companies to fulfill and complete all approval and registration procedures required under PRC laws for WFOE to purchase, or designate one or more persons to purchase, each shareholder’s equity interests in the operating companies, once or at multiple times at any time in part or in whole at WFOE’s sole and absolute discretion. The purchase price shall be the lowest price allowed by PRC laws. The Equity Option Agreements shall remain effective until all the equity interest owned by each operating entities shareholder has been legally transferred to WFOE or its designee(s).
Voting Rights Proxy Agreements. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Proxy Agreements, each shareholder irrevocably appointed WFOE or WFOE’s designee to exercise all his or her rights as the shareholders of the operating entities under the Articles of Association of each operating entity, including but not limited to the power to exercise all shareholder’s voting rights with respect to all matters to be discussed and voted in the shareholders’ meeting. The term of each Voting Rights Proxy Agreement is 20 years. WOFE has the right to extend each Voting Proxy Agreement by giving written notification.
Products
We grow, produce and distribute Cyan brick tea, black tea and green tea in China through our wholly owned subsidiary Xianning Bozhuang.
We import and distribute beef products in China through our wholly owned subsidiary Shandong Yunchu.
We research, develop, manufacture and sell products of formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde adhesive, methylal, ethanol fuel, fuel additives and clean fuel through our subsidiary Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky and we research, develop, manufacture and sell formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde adhesive, methylal, and clean fuel products through our VIE, Jilin Chuangyuan.
We research, develop and manufacture skid-mounted refueling equipment, LNG cryogenic equipment and oil storage tank, and sells such products in China through our VIE, Anhui Ansheng.
Service
We provide a demand-side platform which allows buyers of digital advertising inventory to manage multiple ad exchange and data exchange through one interface. Our digital service is provided by Fast Approach.
Our Manufacturing Facilities
General
We currently manufacture our products and provide services in Meihekou City ofJilin Province, Jingshan City and Xianning City of Hubei Province, Qingdao City of Shandong Province, Xuancheng City of Anhui Province, and Shanghai in China, and Toronto in Canada.
The following table indicates the year that operations commenced at each of the facilities and the size of the facilities.
Facility Year
Operations
Commenced Facility Size
(square
meters)
Xianning Bozhuang * 33,333
Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky ** 11,018
Jilin Chuangyuan*** 59,690
Anhui Ansheng**** 51,367
* Became a VIE in May 2019.
** Became a subsidiary September 2021.
*** Became a VIE in March 2021.
**** Became a VIE in July, 2021
Production Lines
We currently manufacture our products using production lines.
The production process for our cyan brick tea products involves, primary processing of fresh leaves, piling and fermenting, storing and aging, picking, pressing, and baking. The production process for our black tea products involves selecting and sorting the fresh leaves, withering, rolling, fermenting, baking and drying, grading according to color, prompting fragrance, packing and warehousing. The production process for our green tea products involves selecting and sorting the fresh leaves, airing, fixating, cooling, rolling, stir drying, selecting and grading, prompting fragrance, packing and warehousing.
The production process for our formaldehyde products is illustrated as follows. The raw material methanol, after being injected into the high position tank, enters the methanol evaporator through the filter, mixes with the air from the roots blower to form the binary mixture, and then adds steam to form the ternary mixture, which is heated by the superheater to 120 ℃ and enters the oxidizer, carries out oxidation and dehydrogenation reaction through the silver catalyst to form the formaldehyde gas, and then absorbs the formaldehyde solution through the first absorption tower and the second absorption tower. The excess waste gas is burned out by the exhaust gas boiler.
The production process for our methyl starting with the raw materials methanol and formaldehyde are pumped into the reaction distillation tower according to the proportion. At the bottom of the tower, formaldehyde and methanol are indirectly heated by steam. The reaction liquid vapor from the tower upwards through the catalyst reaction to produce methyl acetal, and then through the distillation tower separation, cooling, the final product methyl acetal.
The production process for our urea-formaldehyde glue is demonstrated as follows. Formaldehyde is pumped from the formaldehyde workshop into the tank of formaldehyde storage, and then pumped into the metering tank through the feed pump of formaldehyde. After the PH value is adjusted by adding alkali, it is sent into the reaction kettle. At the same time, urea is also added into the kettle according to the corresponding proportion, heating the reaction kettle. After heating up the kettle, melamine is added, so that the material can undergo addition reaction in the kettle. After the PH value is adjusted by dropping formic acid in the kettle, the material is sent into the condensation kettle through the transfer pump. Urea and additives are added into the condensation kettle according to a certain proportion for condensation reaction, and the finished product is formed after cooling treatment.
The production process for our clean fuel oil is illustrated as follows. The self-control design of the facilities for storage of raw materials and addition of additives shall, in accordance with the requirements of the process, conduct centralized indication and adjustment of the temperature, flow rate and liquid level of the raw oil tanks, raw oil metering tanks, product oil allocation tanks and finished oil tanks during the fuel blending process; realize remote monitoring of the whole fuel production process, and conduct on-the-spot indication of pressure and partial flow rate.
The production process for our construction rubber powder (re-dispersible latex powder) is demonstrated as follows. Using polymer emulsion (VAE emulsion) as raw material, all kinds of additives are added, and then transported to the reaction kettle through diaphragm pump to warm up and mix evenly, and then transported to the mixing kettle with additives through diaphragm pump to mix evenly, then transported to the high-speed reactor through diaphragm pump to emulsify, emulsified and then transported to the spare material tank through the diaphragm pump, and then transported to the spray drying tower through the spare material tank through the diaphragm pump to form polymer powder after spray drying, and the polymer powder and various additives are mixed and screened through the mixer to be packed into the warehouse.
The following table shows the number and types of production lines, the types of products produced and the production capacity as of the date of this report:
Facility Production Lines Product
Portfolio Capacity
Xianning Bozhuang There are six production lines: the production line of cyan brick tea with traditional handicraft; the production line of cyan brick tea; the production line of teabag; the production line of green tea and the production line of black tea Cyan brick tea, black tea and green tea Production line with 5,020 tons of production capacity
Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky There are two production lines: the production line of ethanol fuel and the production line of fuel additive Alcohol based clean fuel, liquid wax, arene and biomass fuel Two production lines with a total production capacity of 300,000 tons/ year for ethanol fuel, and 3000 tons/year for fuel additive
Jilin Chuangyuan The company has two formaldehyde production lines, eight rubber production units, one methylal production line and one clean fuel oil production line Formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde adhesive, methylal and clean fuel oil Annual production capacity of 120,000 tons of formaldehyde, 100,000 tons of urea formaldehyde glue, 3,0000 tons of methylal and 20,000 tons of clean fuel oil
Anhui Ansheng Cryogenic Liquid Storage Tank, Microbulk Solutions for IG -Pama, Medical oxygen integrated air supply station, Microbulk Solutions for LNG -Pama, Integrated LNG Supply Staion-AYS, Vaporizer for industrial gases and LNGL-CNG filling station, Container LNG filling station, Gas supply station design and installation
Provided more than 1,000 sets of IG and LNG equipment’s and installation services for customers
We operate our production lines year-round.
Raw Materials
Our Supply Sources
Our business depends on obtaining a reliable supply of various products, including tea, refined methanol, methanol, formaldehyde, polymer emulsion and beef products. Because of the diversity of available sources of these raw materials, we believe that our raw materials are currently in adequate supply.
We obtain our raw materials primarily from domestic procurement for our tea production, formaldehyde and methanol products. When it comes to our beef products, we rely on overseas suppliers to import the raw materials.
Shandong Yunchu carries out our beef products business. It mainly purchased frozen beef from six countries: Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand and 25 factories are involved. The top ten suppliers include: Marrig, Minerva S.A., G & K O’Connor Pty Ltd, Frigorifico matadero Pando ontilcor S.A., Las Moras, Frigorifico de Osorno S.A., Ersinal S.A. ecoparks S.A., lorsinal S.A., and Minerva S.A. The Company has established a stable long term cooperative relationship with these beef and mutton manufacturers. The stable supply provides competitive advantage for Company to procure various various beef products with high quality and low price to meet the needs of domestic customers.
We select suppliers based on price and product quality. We typically rely on numerous domestic suppliers, including some with whom we have a long-term relationship. Our suppliers generally include wholesale agricultural product companies, food production companies, tea bag processing companies and chemical products wholesale company.
Our Customers
Our products are sold both in Chinese domestic market and overseas market.
We sell our agricultural products in first-tier cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou. Our sales team sells our products directly to supermarket chains, mass merchandisers, large wholesalers, restaurants and others in these markets. In second-tier and third-tier cities, we currently sell our products to third-party distributors, such as food companies or trading companies with established distribution channels in such regions, rather than through our own sales team. The terms of a typical sales contract between us and our distributors provide that we are responsible for transportation costs and the distributors are responsible for storage costs. Furthermore, the distributors have the right to return products that fail to satisfy specified quality standards, at our cost. The majority of such contracts require the distributors to pay us in cash in full upon delivery, and the remaining contracts provide for short-term credit, usually two to three weeks. We also operate an online store on Tmall, an open business-to-consumer (B2C) platform in China, to sell tea products to consumers directly.
As to our formaldehyde products, vehicles gasoline and diesel products, we are a leading regional chemical products provider in north eastern China area, and we are the sole provider of formaldehyde in Jilin Province, China.
When it comes to manufacturing and sales of synthetic fuel products, we do business through direct sales, constructing refuel facilities and conducting technical cooperation with other companies.
Anhui Ansheng’s Insulation type explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment and SF double-layer buried type storage tank are the leading brands in the industry. The company is China National Petroleum Corporation’s Top 5 supplier for SF double layer buried storage tanks. The production scale and market share of the Explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment are both ranking No.1 in China and such product is a success in overseas markets as well.
Shandong Yunchu distributes beef products in China including several major beef products providers and distributors in China, such as: Henan Hengdu Food Co., Ltd, Shanxi Pingyao Beef Group, Shandong Delis Food Co., Ltd and Heilongjiang Binxi Group.
Our Sales and Marketing Efforts
We have not spent a significant amount of capital on advertising in the past, and our advertising budget continues to be limited. In 2021, our marketing and branding efforts mainly focus on internet advertising and long-term customers.
Competition and Market Position
Black tea is produced in Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Hubei, Shanxi and Anhui provinces in China. Our black tea products are processed in our factory in Hubei province and distributed nationwide. There are few large players on the market but we face fierce competition from numerous small black tea manufactures and distributors. However, as our brand has over hundreds of year’s history, we have accumulated loyal consumers and gained favorable market reputation over years.
Competitive factors in our industry include product innovation, product quality, price, brand recognition and loyalty, product variety and ingredients, product packaging and package design, effectiveness of marketing and promotional activity, and our ability to identify and satisfy consumer tastes and preferences.
Since its inception, the company has developed rapidly relying on advanced enterprise management and safe, effective, exclusive patented products and strong marketing strength. The production scale of formaldehyde is ranking top three among provinces in northeast China. The production scale of urea-formaldehyde glue attains the first place in China. Our enterprise comprehensive strength is considered first tier among all companies in northeast China.
Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky is one of the top ten private enterprises in the region of Jingshan with 12 patents, 17 sets of professional laboratory equipment and 2 advanced and complete production lines.
Anhui Ansheng was established in May 2012, with a registered capital of RMB 30 million and an area of approximately 100,000 square meters. It is equipped with advanced manufacturing and testing equipments, and has first-class R&D, manufacturing and management team in the industry. Anhui Ansheng has three business divisions: Insulation type explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment business division, LNG cryogenic equipment business division and SF double deck oil storage tank business division. Anhui Ansheng has the national pressure vessel manufacturing certificate, pressure pipeline installation license, ASME U certificate and T certificate, national industrial production license, ISO9001 quality management system certificate, ISO14001 environmental management system certificate, QHSAS18001 occupational health and safety management system certificate, as well as UL certificate, etc. It’s Insulation type explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment and SF double-layer buried type storage tank are the leading brands in the industry. Anhui Ansheng is China National Petroleum Corporation’s Top 5 supplier for SF double layer buried storage tanks. The production scale and market share of the Explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment are both ranking No.1 in China and such product is a success in overseas markets as well.
Jilin Chuangyuan is a leading chemical enterprise integrating R & D, production and sales. It was attacted and invited by Meihekou city government and completed the reconstruction and extention. Its main products and annual production capacity are 120,000 tons of formaldehyde, 100,000 tons of urea formaldehyde glue, 3,0000 tons of methylal and 20,000 tons of clean fuel oil respectively. It is a large-scale enterprise in the production of formaldehyde and urea formaldehyde glue in Chinese northeast provinces and is the only enterprise in Jilin province to produce and sell formaldehyde. The main products are sold to wood-based panel, chemical, pharmaceutical and construction enterprises in Jilin and Liaoning provinces.
Shandong Yunchu mainly purchased frozen beef from six countries: Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand and 25 factories are involved. The top ten suppliers include: Marrig, Minerva S.A., G & K O’Connor Pty Ltd, Frigorifico matadero Pando ontilcor S.A., Las Moras, Frigorifico de Osorno S.A., Ersinal S.A. ecoparks S.A., lorsinal S.A., and Minerva S.A. The Company has established a stable long term cooperative relationship with these beef and mutton manufacturers. The stable supply provides competitive advantage for Company to procure various various beef products with high quality and low price to meet the needs of domestic customers.
Intellectual Property
Patents
The company vigorously implements scientific and technological innovation. Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky obtains 12 practical patent certificates from the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC, which includes a diesel exhaust cleaner and its preparation method, a kind of automobile exhaust cleaner and preparation method, a kind of filtering device for exhaust port of cleaning liquid production plant, a kind of automobile cleaner dispensing device, a kind of liquid dispensing equipment, a kind of mixing and stirring tank, a kind of cleaning brush for cleaning agent storage tank, a kind of reactor for producing auto cleaner, a kind of cleaning brush for cleaning agent mixing kettle, a kind of mixing tank, a cleaning tool for cleaning the reactor for detergent production and a kind of mixing and defoaming tank. The company will give full play to the advantages of independent intellectual property rights, continue to innovate, maintain the leading technology and enhance the core competitiveness of the company.
Anhui Ansheng obtains 1 invention patent and 23 utility patent from the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC, which includes a LNG tank container with self-balancing lifting mechanism, a LNG tank type container type with intermediate moving positioning mechanism, a LNG tank container with new vehicle mounted support frame, a LNG tank type container type with integrated fixed frame, Self-drying gas station canopy, fuel dispenser, a constant temperature and pressure unloading device for gasification station, integrated mobile LNG gasification station, an integrated skid type LNG filling station, fuel dispenser with automatic coordination position, a LNG tank type container type with self-balancing lifting mechanism, an anti-breaking mechanism at the inlet and a outlet of pump pool in LNG integrated gas filling device.
We take reasonable steps to protect our proprietary information and trade secrets, such as limiting disclosure of proprietary plans, methods and other similar information on a need-to-know basis and requiring employees with access to our proprietary technology to enter into confidentiality arrangements. We believe that our proprietary technology and trade secrets are adequately protected.
Our Employees
As of December 31, 2021, we had a total of 185 employees. Approximately 185 of our full-time employees are directly employed by our subsidiaries and VIEs.
The following table sets forth the allocation of employees, both direct and leased, by job function.
Number of
Department Employees
Production
Purchasing
Research and Development
Quality Control
Sales
Finance
Management
Administration
Total
We have not experienced any significant problems or disruption to our operations due to labor disputes, nor have we experienced any difficulties in recruitment and retention of experienced staff.
We compensate our production line employees by unit produced (piece work) and compensate other employees with a base salary and bonus based on performance. We also provide training for our staffs from time to time to enhance their technical and product knowledge, including knowledge of industry quality standards.
Our employees participate in state pension scheme and various types of social insurance organized by municipal and provincial governments. Outsourcing agents are responsible for contributions on behalf of the leased employees.
Our Research and Development Activities
We have research and development staffs at each of our facilities. In total, 4 employees are dedicated to research and development.
Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky contains a professional laboratory which includes 17 sets of professional experimental equipment operated by 6 high-end scientific research experts to ensure the high quality of raw materials and products.
Jilin Chuanyuan was jointly awarded by Jilin Provincial Department of education and Jilin Provincial Department of industry and information technology as Jilin University enterprise joint technology innovation laboratory. The company currently carries out a project of transformation of scientific and technological achievements with Beihua University. Specifically, it is a kind of urea formaldehyde resin adhesive with ultra-low formaldehyde emission and its preparation process, ZL 201510055885x. At the same time, as a participant, the project is applying for the national science and technology progress award. Beihua University has set up a teaching and research practice base in our company. On top of that, the company also successfully developed the urea formaldehyde resin for E1 grade waterproof particleboard, E0 grade and F grade particleboard, as well as the UF resin for E0 grade and F grade particleboard with UFC.
We rely heavily on customer feedback to assist us in the modification and development of our products. We also utilize customer feedback to assist us in the development of new products.
The amount we spent on research and development activities during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was not a material portion of our total expenses for those years.
Government Regulation
As a company that continuously strives to create new value, we have been doing business in five areas: tea product cultivation, packaging, and sales; manufacturing and sales of synthetic fuel products, formaldehyde products, vehicles gasoline and diesel products; manufacturing of insulation type explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment and SF double-layer buried type storage tank products business; importing and distribution of beef products and multimedia design, advertising business.
Our tea product cultivation, packaging, and sales business is subject to regulations of China’s Agricultural Ministry and Ministry of Health. This regulatory scheme governs the manufacture (including composition and ingredients), labeling, packaging and safety of food. It also regulates manufacturing practices, including quality assurance programs, for foods through its current manufacturing practice regulations, and specifies the standards of identity for certain foods. We have obtained approvals from Chinese authorities for products that requires the approval under regulations, including quality safety approval from government.
Our manufacturing and sales of chemical products business is subject to multiple regulations under PRC law. We have complete certificates, including the work safety license, production license and emission license. We have passed the environmental assessment acceptance and currently works on the promotion to the second level of work safety standardization from the third level. Our operation meets the requirements of relevant national laws, regulations, standards and specifications, as well as other the requirements of national management departments at all levels.
Our manufacturing of insulation type explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling equipment and SF double-layer buried type storage tank products business, carried out by Anhui Ansheng, is subject to multiple regulations under PRC law. We have obtained required certificates, including the national industrial product production license, Manufacture License of Special Equipment (pressure vessels), installation, alteration, repair & maintenance license of special equipment (pressure tunnel), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers certificate of authorization, environmental management system certification and quality management system certification.
Our importing and distribution of beef products business is carried out by Shandong Yunchu and we have obtained relevant certifications including the record registration form of foreign trade operators and food business license.
As to our multimedia design and advertising business, we are licensed to operate data related business in China through our subsidiary, Shanghai Shuning.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Not required for smaller reporting companies.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Our primary facilities, which are owned except where otherwise indicated, are as follows:
Facility Location Approximate Size
(Square Meters) Owned or Leased
Xianning Bozhuang * Xianning City, Hubei Province, PRC 33,333 Land Use Rights Obtained
Jingshan Sanhe Luckysky** Jingshan City, Hubei Province, PRC 11,018 Leased
Jilin Chuangyuan *** Meihekou City, Jilin Province, PRC 59,690 Land Use Rights Obtained
Anhui Ansheng*** Xuan City, Anhui Province, PRC 51,367 Land Use Rights Obtained
Shandong Yunchu**** Qingdao City, Shandong Province 178.16 Leased
* Became a VIE in May 2019 and became a subsidiary in August 2021.
** Became a subsidiary in September 2021.
*** Became a VIE in 2021.
**** Become a subsidiary in December 2021
In the aggregate, we currently have land use rights to, or lease, 5 properties with approximately 155,586.16 square meters, consisting of manufacturing facilities and office buildings for future expansion. We believe our current facilities provide adequate capacity for our current and projected needs.
All land in China is owned by the government. Individuals and companies are permitted to acquire land use rights for specific purposes. In the case of land used for industrial purposes, the land use rights are granted for a period of up to 50 years. This period may be renewed at the expiration of the initial and any subsequent terms. Granted land use rights are transferable and may be used as security for borrowings and other obligations.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Not Applicable.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market for our Common Stock
Our common stock is quoted on the NYSE American under the symbol “PLAG”.
Approximate Number of Holders of Our Common Stock
As of March 29, 2022, there were 346 stockholders of record of our common stock. This does not include the holders whose shares are held in a depository trust in “street” name.
Dividend
We have not declared or paid cash dividends other than the payment of a dividend in April 2007 in connection with our reverse merger. Any future decisions regarding dividends will be made by our Board of Directors. We currently intend to retain and use any future earnings for the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Issuances of Unregistered Securities
On May 9, 2019, we and Shanghai Xunyang entered into a share exchange agreement with Xianning Bozhuang and each of the original shareholders of Xianning Bozhuang. Such transaction closed on May 14, 2019. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, we issued an aggregate of 1,080,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Sellers in exchange for the transfer of all of the equity interest of Xianning Bozhuang to Shanghai Xunyang.
On June 17, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement, pursuant to which five individuals residing in the PRC agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $5,460,000, representing a purchase price of $4.20 per share. The transaction closed on June 19, 2019.
On January 26, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement, pursuant to which three individuals residing in the PRC agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $6,750,000, representing a purchase price of $2.50 per share. The transaction closed on January 29, 2021.
On March 9, 2021, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Jilin Chuangyuan and each of the original shareholders of Jilin Chuangyuan. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, we issued an aggregate of 3,300,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Sellers in exchange for the transfer of 75% of the equity interest of Jilin Chuangyuan.
On April 24, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement, pursuant to which three individuals residing in the PRC agreed to purchase an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,600,000, representing a purchase price of $1.90 per share. The transaction closed on May 20, 2021.
On July 15, 2021, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Anhui Ansheng and each of the original shareholders of Anhui Ansheng. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, we issued an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Sellers in exchange for the transfer of 66% of the equity interest of Anhui Ansheng.
On November 30, 2021, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with Yongsheng Chen, a shareholder of Jilin Chuangyuan. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, the Company agreed to purchase from the Seller the remaining 25% of the outstanding equity interests of Jilin Chuangyuan. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company agreed to pay to the Seller an aggregate of U.S. $4,750,000 in exchange for the 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of Jinlin. Prior to completion of the acquisition of the Seller’s shares, the Company owned 75% equity interest of Jilin through the Purchaser. As a result of the completion of the transaction, the Company owns 100% of Jinline through the Purchaser. The parties completed the transaction on November 30, 2021.
On December 9, 2021, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Shandong Yunchu and each of the original shareholders of Shandong Yunchu. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, we issued an aggregate of 5,800,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Sellers in exchange for the transfer of all of the equity interest of Anhui Ansheng.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
We have issue 870,000 shares under our equity compensation plan in the fiscal year of 2021.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 6. RESERVED
Not applicable.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We are headquartered in Flushing, New York. After a series of acquisitions and dispositions in 2021 and 2020, our primary business, which is carried out by Shandong Yunchu, Jingshan Sanhe, Jilin Chuangyuan, Anhui Ansheng, Fast Approach Inc and Xianning Bozhuang, includes:
● To sell black tea product cultivation, packaging, and sales;
● To sell high-grade synthetic fuel products
● To import beef products and sell such products in China
● To sell formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde glue, methylal, and clean fuel oil
● To sell the barrier and explosion-proof skid-mounted refueling devices, SF double-layer buried oil storage tank
● Multimedia design and online advertising services;
Going Concern
The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. However, the Company has incurred a net loss of $9,740,486 attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $94,072,383, a working capital deficit of $7,075,320, and its net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $519,396
The Company plans to continue its expansion and investments, which will require continued improvements in revenue, net income and cash flows.
Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the company’s audited consolidated financial statement for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 and related notes to that.
Twelve months ended Increase / Increase /
December 31, Decrease Decrease
(In Thousands of USD) ($) (%)
Net revenues 37,768 3,639 34,129
Cost of revenues 33,922 2,370 31,552 1,331
Gross profit 3,846 1,269 2,577
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses 2,053 1,893 1,183
General and administrative expenses 7,221 3,896 3,325
Research & Developing expenses - N/A
Operating income (loss) (6,236 ) (2,787 ) (3,449 )
Interest income (expense) (645 ) (23 ) (622 ) 2,656
Other income (expense) 670
Impairment of goodwill (3,263 ) (2,340 ) (923 )
Write off receivables from disposal of former subsidiaries - (6,079 ) 6,079 (100 )
(Loss) income before tax (9,934 ) (11,202 ) 1,268 (11 )
Loss on disposal - (151 ) (100 )
Income tax expense/(income) (56 ) - (56 ) N/A
Income (loss) from continuing operations - (11,202 ) 11,202 (100 )
Net income(loss)from discontinuing operations - (151 ) N/A
Net (loss) income (9,990 ) (11,051 ) 1,061 (10 )
Net Revenues. Our net revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $37.77 million, which represents an increase of approximately $34.13 million, or 938%, from $3.64 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. This increase was attributable to the acquisition of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.
Cost of Revenues. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, we experienced an increase in cost of revenue of $31.6 million or 1331%, in comparison to the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, from approximately $2.37 million to $33.9 million. This increase was mainly due to the acquisition of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.
Gross Profit. Our gross profit increased by $2.58 million, or 203% to $3.85 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 from $1.27 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. This increase was mainly attributable to the acquisition of certain subsidiaries and VIEs.
Operating Expenses
Selling and Marketing Expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses increased by $1.89 million, or 1183%, to $2.05 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 from $0.16 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. This increase was mainly due to our effort to expand our business.
General and Administrative Expenses. We experienced an increase in general and administrative expense of $3.33 million from $3.90 million to approximately $7.22 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. This cost increase was mainly due to the increase of the professional service fees and expenses incurred by the newly acquired business operation.
Net Loss
Our net loss decreased by $1.06 million, or 10%, to a net loss of $9.99 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 from $11.05 million in net loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. This decrease was mainly due to our effort to expand our business.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In assessing our liquidity, we monitor and analyze our cash-on-hand and operating and capital expenditure commitments. Our liquidity needs meet our working capital requirements, operating expenses, and capital expenditure obligations. In the reporting period in the fiscal year 2021, our primary sources of financing have been cash generated from operations and private placements.
As of December 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) of $1.13 million compared to $3.42 million as of December 31, 2020. The debt to assets ratio was 40.41% and 16.65% as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We expect to continue to finance our operations and working capital needs in 2021 from cash generated from operations and, if needed, private financings. Suppose available liquidity is insufficient to meet our operating and loan obligations as they come due. In that case, our plans include pursuing alternative financing arrangements or reducing expenditures as necessary to meet our cash requirements. However, there is no assurance that we will raise additional capital or reduce discretionary spending to provide liquidity if needed. We cannot be sure of the availability or terms of any alternative financing arrangements.
The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statement periods presented in this report.
Cash Flows Data:
For the twelve months ended
December 31
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
Net cash flows used in operating activities (519 ) (3,499 )
Net cash flows used in investing activities (11,814 ) (853 )
Net cash flows provided by financing activities 8,932
Operating Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $0.52 million, which consisted primarily of net loss of $9.99 million, and was adjusted by depreciation and amortization of $2.45 million, impairment of goodwill of $3.23 million and share based compensation expense of $1.16 million.
The Company had an increase of $4.81 million in other receivables from related parties, an increase of $1.33 million in inventories and an increase of $4.31 million in payables and other current liabilities.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $3.50 million, which consisted primarily of net loss of $11.10 million, and was adjusted by depreciation and amortization of $0.45 million, write off receivables of $6.08 million, impairment of goodwill of $2.34 million and exchange loss of $1.83 million.
The Company had an increase of $1.53 million in accounts and other receivables, an increase of $4.07 million in prepayments and other current assets and an increase of $0.88 million in payables and other current liabilities.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was $11.81 million, representing an increase of $10.96 million in net cash used in investing activities from $0.85 million for the same period of 2020. This is mainly due to the recent acquisition activities.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, was $8.93 million, representing an increase of $8.69 million in net cash provided by financing activities from $0.24 million for the same period of 2020. This is mainly due to the proceeds from the private placement transactions.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the United States generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make assumptions, estimates, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including the notes to that, and related disclosures of commitments contingencies, if any.
We consider our critical accounting policies to require the more significant judgments and estimates in preparing financial statements, including those outlined in Note 2 to the financial statements included herein.
The Company has evaluated the timing and the impact of the guidance above on the financial statements.
As of December 31, 2021, there were no other recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted that would or could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance arrangements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA
The full text of our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2020, begins on page of this annual report on Form 10-K.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2021. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of December 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below.
Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based upon the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective.
The material weakness and significant deficiency identified by our management as of December 31, 2021, relates to the ability of the Company to record transactions and provide disclosures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). We did not have sufficient and skilled accounting personnel with an appropriate level of experience in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. For example, our staff members do not hold licenses such as Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant in the U.S., have not attended U.S. institutions for training as accountants, and have not attended extended educational programs that would provide sufficient relevant education relating to U.S. GAAP. Our staff will require substantial training to meet the demands of a U.S. public company and our staff’s understanding of the requirements of U.S. GAAP-based reporting are inadequate.
Remediation Initiative
We plan to provide U.S. GAAP training sessions to our accounting team. The training sessions will be organized to help our corporate accounting team gain experience in U.S. GAAP reporting and to enhance their awareness of new and emerging pronouncements with potential impact on our financial reporting. We plan to continue to recruit experienced and professional accounting and financial personnel and participate in educational seminars, tutorials, and conferences and employ more qualified accounting staff in the future.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Other than as described above, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, there were no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation performed during the fiscal year covered by this annual report that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations over Internal Controls.
Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes under U.S. GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements under U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only under authorizations of our management and directors; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could affect the financial statements.
Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect our internal controls to prevent or detect all misstatements. No matter how well designed and operated, a control system can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of such controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of internal controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of misstatements, if any, have been detected or prevented. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls in future periods are subject to the risk that those internal controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors and Officers
The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each of our current directors and officers.
Name
Age
Position
Bin Zhou
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Lili Hu
Chief Financial Officer
Chao Chen
Director
King Fai Leung
Director
Yang Cao
Director
Mr. Bin Zhou has served as a director of the Company since May 2019 and served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since October 2020. He has served as chairman of the board of directors of Xianning Bozhuang since March 2019. Mr. Zhou was the general manager and legal representative of Hubei Qianding Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a mechanical equipment manufacturing company, from March 2016 to March 2019. He also served as supervisor of Hubei Henghao Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., a real estate development company, from April 2014 to June 2018. Mr. Zhou received his Bachelor of Law degree from National Judges College in Beijing, China.
Ms. Lili Hu was appointed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in June 2019. She has over ten years of accounting experience. Ms. Hu has served as the financial director of Xianning Bozhuang Tea Products Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, since July 2018. From June 2016 to June 2018, Ms. Hu worked as an audit project manager with Hubei Puhua Lixin LLP, an audit firm in Hubei, China. From May 2014 to May 2016, Ms. Hu was a financial manager of Houfu Medical Device Co., Ltd., a medical device company in China. From January 2009 to December 2013, Ms. Hu served as the financial director of Hebei Rentian Gaopeng Mechanical Co., Ltd., a manufacturing company in China. From January 2006 to June 2008, Ms. Hu was the Chief Financial Officer of Hubei Hongfa Telecommunications Co., Ltd., a telecommunications company in China. Ms. Hu graduated from Hubei University of Science and Technology with a major in accounting. Ms. Hu is a Certified Public Accountant in China.
Ms. Chao Chen has served as a director of the Company since April 2019. She has been an attorney at Beijing QianCheng law firm since August 2019. Prior to that, she was an attorney at Beijing Lanpeng Law Firm from May 2015 to August 2019. Her practice includes litigation, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation. Ms. Chen served as the legal manager of LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd., an international online retail company that is listed on New York Stock Exchange, from November 2018 to January 2019. From September 2013 to May 2015, Ms. Chen served as the senior project manager of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, a company that provides aircraft procurement and support services on aviation supplies, and was responsible for the planning, procurement and execution of cross-border projects. Ms. Chen received her Master of Law degree from Beijing Institute of Technology and her Bachelor of Law degree from Southwest University for Nationalities.
Mr. King Fai Leung has served as a director of the Company since July 2019. He has over 20 years’ experience in finance and accounting. He has been the executive director of Maxima Energy Limited, an energy company in Hong Kong, since December 2018. Mr. Leung has also served as an independent director since November 2017 and was re-designated in March 2019 as an executive director and Chief Financial Officer of Chineseinvestors.com, Inc., a financial information website for Chinese-speaking investors (OTCQB: CIIX). He has also served as an independent director, chairman of the audit committee and a member of the remuneration and nomination committee of Daisho Microline Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based investment holding company principally engaged in the manufacture and sales of printed circuit boards (HKG: 0567), since June 2015. In addition, Mr. Leung served as directors in various public companies, including Kirin Group Holdings Limited, an investment holding company principally engaged in the financial related business (HKG: 8109), Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical and medical nutrient products company (OTC Pink: BSPM), and Hao Wen Holdings Limited, an investment holding company principally engaged in the manufacture and trading of biomass fuel in China (HKG: 8019). Mr. Leung earned his Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. He is a Certified Public Account in both Hong Kong and Australia.
Ms. Yang Cao has served as a director of the Company since March 2020. She has been practicing commercial law as an attorney with Hubei Kaicheng Law Office since November 2019. Prior to that, she served as a legal counsel to Xianning High-Tech Industrial Zone, a municipal government authority providing infrastructure and resources to high-tech companies, from November 2016 to November 2019. From October 2015 to November 2016, Ms. Cao worked as a compliance officer at Qingdao Inter-Credit Group Wuhan Branch, a business consulting company. Ms. Cao received her LL.B. degree from Hankou College and an LL.M. degree from Central China Normal University
There are no arrangements or understandings between any of our directors, officers and any other person pursuant to which any director was selected to serve as a director or officers of our company. Directors are elected until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Our executive officers are appointed by our Board and serve at their discretion. There are no family relationships among our directors or officers.
Board of Directors
Our Board met on twelve occasions during fiscal year 2021. Each of the members of our Board attended more than 75% of the total number of meetings held by our Board and the committees on which each director served during fiscal year 2021.
Committees of the Board
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee assists our Board in monitoring:
- our accounting, auditing, and financial reporting processes;
- the integrity of our financial statements;
- internal controls and procedures designed to promote our compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations; and
- the appointment and evaluation of the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors.
King Fai Leung, Yang Cao and Chao Chen, all of whom are independent directors under SEC rules and the rules of NYSE American, are currently serving as members of the Audit Committee. Mr. Leung is the chairman of the Audit Committee and is our audit committee financial expert.
The Audit Committee has adopted a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website at www.planetgreenholdings.com, and a printed copy of which is available to any stockholder requesting a copy by writing to: Planet Green Holdings Corp., c/o Board of Director Office, 36-10 Union St. 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY, 11345. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, our Audit Committee held four meetings.
Compensation Committee
The functions of the Compensation Committee are as follows:
● to assist our Board in discharging its responsibilities with respect to compensation of our executive officers and directors;
● to evaluate the performance of our executive officers;
● to assist our Board in developing succession plans for executive officers; and
● to administer our stock and incentive compensation plans and recommend changes in such plans to our Board as needed.
The current members of the Compensation Committee are Chao Chen, King Fai Leung and Yang Cao. Ms. Chen is the chairman of the Compensation Committee. All current members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors, and all past members were independent directors at all times during their service on such Committee. None of the past or present members of our Compensation Committee are present or past employees or officers of the Company or any of our subsidiaries. No member of the Compensation Committee has had any relationship with us requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. None of our executive officers serves on the Board of Directors or compensation committee of a company that has an executive officer that serves on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee may not delegate its responsibilities to another committee, individual director or member of management.
The Compensation Committee meets on an annual basis and holds special meetings as needed. The Compensation Committee meetings may be called by the Committee chairman, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or a majority of Committee members. The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer also provide recommendations to the Compensation Committee relating to compensation of other executive officers. The Compensation Committee held one meeting in fiscal year 2021.
Nominating and Corporate Governance
The Nominating and Corporate Governance assists the Board of Directors in identifying individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the Board of Directors and its committees. The Nominating and Corporate Governance is responsible for, among other things:
● to make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to the size and composition of the Board of Directors;
● to make recommendations to the Board of Directors on the minimum qualifications and standards for director nominees and the selection criteria for the Board members;
● to review the qualifications of potential candidates for the Board of Directors;
● to make recommendations to the Board of Directors on nominees to be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders; and
● to seek and identify a qualified director nominee, in the event that a director vacancy occurs, to be recommended to the Board of Directors for either appointment by the Board of Directors to serve the remainder of the term of a director position that is vacant or election at the annual meeting of the stockholders.
The current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance are Yang Cao, Chao Chen and King Fai Leung. Ms. Cao is the chairman of the Compensation Committee. During the fiscal year 2021, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held one meeting.
Stockholder Nominations for Director
Stockholders may propose candidates for board membership by writing to: Planet Green Holdings Corp., c/o Board of Director Office, 36-10 Union St. 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY, 11345. Any such proposal shall contain the name, holdings of our securities and contact information of the person making the nomination; the candidate’s name, address and other contact information; any direct or indirect holdings of our securities by the nominee; any information required to be disclosed about directors under applicable securities laws and/or stock exchange requirements; information regarding related party transactions with our company and/or the stockholder submitting the nomination; any actual or potential conflicts of interest; the nominee’s biographical data, current public and private company affiliations, employment history and qualifications and status as “independent” under applicable securities laws and stock exchange requirements. Nominees proposed by stockholders will receive the same consideration as other nominees.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the Board of Directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more officers serving on our Board of Directors.
Code of Ethics
Our Board adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors, executive officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and employees. The Code of Ethics addresses, among other things, honesty and ethical conduct, conflicts of interest, compliance with laws, regulations and policies, including disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws, confidentiality, trading on inside information, and reporting of violations of the code. The Code of Ethics is available on our website at http://www.planetgreenholdings.com, and a copy of the Code of Ethics is available to any stockholder requesting a copy by writing to: Planet Green Holdings Corp., c/o Board of Director Office, 36-10 Union St. 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY, 11345. We intend to disclose on our website, in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations, amendments to, or waivers from, our Code of Ethics.
Legal Proceedings
To the Company’s knowledge, there are no material proceedings to which any of our directors and officers or affiliates of the Company is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning all forms of compensation earned by our named executive officers during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 for services provided to us and our subsidiaries and VIEs. None of our current executive officers earned compensation that exceeded $100,000 during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 or 2021.
Name and
Stock Option All Other
Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Awards Awards Compensation Total
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)
Bin Zhou, $ 96,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 96,000
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director $ 96,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 96,000
- - - -
Lili Hu, $ 84,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 84,000
Chief Financial Officer
Director $ 84,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 84,000
- - - -
Chao Chen, $ 24,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 24,000
Director $ 24,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 24,000
King Fai Leung, $ 21,600 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 21,600
Director $ 21,600 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 21,600
Yang Cao, $ 24,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 24,000
Director $ 24,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 24,000
In October 2020, the Board appointed Bin Zhou as a member of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the employment agreement with Mr. Zhou, we are obligated to pay Mr. Zhou a compensation of $96,000 per year.
In June 2020, the Board appointed Lili Hu to serve as the Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the employment agreement with Ms. Hu, we are obligated to pay Ms. Hu a compensation of $84,000 per year.
In April 2019, the Board appointed Chao Chen to serve as the Director. Pursuant to the employment agreement with Ms. Chen, we are obligated to pay Ms. Chen a compensation of $24,000 per year.
In July 2019, the Board appointed King Fai Leung to serve as the Director. Pursuant to the employment agreement with Mr. Leung, we are obligated to pay Mr. Leung a compensation of $21,600 per year.
In March 2020 the Board appointed Yang Cao to serve as the Director. Pursuant to the employment agreement with Ms. Cao, we are obligated to pay Ms. Cao a compensation of $24,000 per year.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of May 13, 2020 (i) by each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock; (ii) by each of our named executive officers and directors and (iii) by all of our officers and directors as a group. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC that deem shares to be beneficially owned by any person who has voting or investment power with respect to such shares. Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have advised us that they have direct sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares listed as owned by them.
Unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below is c/o Planet Green Holdings Corp., 36-10 Union St. 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY, 11345.
In the table below, percentage ownership is based on 42,581,930 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2021.
Name and title of beneficial owner Amount and
nature of
beneficial
ownership Percent of
class
5% or Greater Stockholders
Xiaodong Cai 4,800,000 11.27 %
Shun Liu 2,500,000 5.87 %
Honghu Li 2,300,000 7.0 %
Jie Yang 2,600,000 5.40 %
Jian Zhen 2,400,000 6.10 %
Executive Officers, Directors and Director Nominees
Bin Zhou, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director 4,262,000 10.00 %
Lili Hu, Chief Financial Officer - -
Chao Chen, Director - -
King Fai Leung, Director - -
Yang Cao, Director - -
All executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group (seven individuals)
4,262,000 10.00 %
Changes in Control
There are currently no arrangements which would result in a change in control of us.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Related Party Transactions
None.
Policy for Approval of Related Party Transactions
Our Audit Committee Charter provides that all related party transactions required to be disclosed under SEC rules are to be reviewed by the Audit Committee.
Director Independence
NYSE American listing standards require that a majority of our Board of Directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our Board of Directors has determined that Chao Chen, King Fai Leung, Yang Cao are “independent directors” as defined in the NYSE American listing standards and applicable SEC rules.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
WWC, P.C. is the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 and the accounting fees in each such period were $180,000 and 665,000. Such fees related to audit services provided by WWC, P.C. No audit-related or tax services were provided by WWC, P.C. during such periods.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) (1 and 2) Financial Statement and Schedules
The financial statements contained in the “Audited Financial Statements” beginning on page of this annual report on Form 10-K.
(b) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on June 15, 2009. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 filed on January 29, 2010.
3.2
Certificate of Amendment of the registrant, as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on September 28, 2018. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2018.
3.3
Bylaws of the registrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 filed on January 29, 2010.
4.1*
Description of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
10.1
Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2021, by and among Planet Green Holdings Corp., Shandong Yunchu Supply Chain Co., Ltd. and sellers named therein. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2021.
10.2
Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit.10.2 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2021.
10.3
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2021.
10.4
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among Planet Green Holdings Corp, Jianyi (Xianning) Technologies Co., Ltd. and Yongsheng Chen. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2021.
10.5
Amended Consultation and Service Agreement dated as of November 30, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on November 30, 2021.
10.6
Amended Business Cooperation Agreement dated as of November 30, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on November 30, 2021.
10.7
Amended Equity Pledge Agreement dated as of November 30, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on November 30, 2021.
10.8
Amended Equity Option Agreement dated as of November 30, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on November 30, 2021.
10.9
Amended Voting Rights Proxy and Financial Supporting Agreement dated as of November 30, 2021. Incorporated by refence to Exhibit 10.6 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on November 30, 2021.
10.10
Share Exchange Agreement dated July 15, 2021, by and among Planet Green Holdings Corp., Jiayi Technologies, Anhui Ansheng Petrochemical Equipment Co., Ltd, and sellers named therein. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
10.11
Lock-up Agreement dated as of July 15, 2021, by and among Planet Green Holdings Corp. and sellers named therein. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
10.12
Non-competitive and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated as of July 15, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
10.13
Consultation and Service Agreement dated July 15, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
10.14
Business Cooperation Agreement dated July 15, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
10.15
Equity Pledge Agreement dated July 15, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
10.16
Equity Option Agreement dated July 15, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
10.17
Voting Rights Proxy and Financial Supporting Agreement dated July 15, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on July 16, 2021.
Exhibit No.
Description
10.18
Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 26, 2021, by and among Planet Green Holdings Corp. and Purchasers name therein. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on April 27, 2021.
10.19
Share Exchange Agreement dated March 9, 2021, by and among Planet Green Holdings Corp., Jiayi Technologies, Jilin Chuangyuan Chemical Co., Ltd., and sellers named therein. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.20
Lock-up Agreement dated as of March 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.21
Non-competitive and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated as of March 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.22
Consultation and Service Agreement dated March 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.23
Business Cooperation Agreement dated March 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.24
Equity Pledge Agreement dated March 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.25
Equity Option Agreement dated March 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.26
Voting Rights Proxy and Financial Supporting Agreement dated March 9, 2021. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on March 10, 2021.
10.27
Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 26, 2021, by and among Planet Green Holdings Corp. and Purchasers named therein. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on January 26, 2021.
14.1
Business Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct, adopted on April 30, 2007. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2007.
21.1*
List of subsidiaries of the registrant.
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
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