Cleantech Solutions International Enters into Sale and Purchase Agreement to Acquire 51% of Inspirit Studio

HONG KONG, Oct. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. ("Cleantech Solutions" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: CLNT) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EC Technology & Innovations Limited ("ECTI"), has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with the shareholder of Inspirit Studio ("Inspirit"), to acquire 51% ownership of Inspirit.  ECTI will acquire 51% of Inspirit for consideration of HK$3.0 million, which shall be satisfied by the allotment and issuance of 85,473 unregistered shares of the Company at a price of $4.50 per share.

"We are very excited to join the Cleantech Solutions group to further develop and enhance our community courier solutions," said Kurt Tam, CEO of Inspirit Studio.  "We have already made plans to enhance our solutions, cover a broader market scope, and allow more people to join as both users and service providers."

"We are happy to welcome Inspirit and Anyway to the Cleantech Solutions network," said Parkson Yip, COO of Cleantech Solutions.  "The sharing economy is growing around the world.  We strongly believe Anyway will penetrate everyday life, allowing people to serve each other more easily.  By integrating the Anyway business model and the user groups, Cleantech Solutions will be better able to grow our community sharing concepts.  We expect to increase active service providers in Hong Kong from 2,000 to 120,000 and expand into other regions in the next 12 months.  We look forward to acquiring more sharing economy related businesses as we continue to pioneer the global growth of sharing economy markets."

According to iimediaResearch, the number of users participating in the peer-to-peer delivery sharing market in China has grown from 124 million in 2014 to 231 million in 2016, and experts expect it to grow to 353 million by 2018. Approximately 1.4 billion transactions were recorded in the first quarter of 2017.

About Cleantech Solutions International

Cleantech Solutions, through its affiliated companies, designs, manufactures and distributes a line of proprietary high and low temperature dyeing and finishing machinery to the textile industry.  The Company's latest business initiatives are focused on targeting the technology and global sharing economy markets, by developing online platforms and rental business partnerships that will drive the global development of sharing through economical rental business models.

About Inspirit Studio

Inspirit Studio has been engaging in developing a mobile app platform which provides instant errand services in a peer to peer model. Its vision is to create an innovative consumption pattern and improve quality of life by effectively reallocating idle resources in communities. Income is mainly generated from commission charged on each errand service transaction, apart from that, it will diversify its revenue stream by introducing advertising business and big data analytics. The upcoming mission is to expand its errand network, continuously optimize its business model, integrate into the ecosystem of the Cleantech Solutions group and join together into a global network.

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Company Contacts:

Cleantech Solutions International, Inc.
Parkson Yip, COO
E-mail: parkson.yip@cleantechsolutionsinternational.com
+852-31060372 
Web: www.cleantechsolutionsinternational.com

Compass Investor Relations
Elaine Ketchmere, CFA
Email: eketchmere@compass-ir.com
+1-310-528-3031
Web:  www.compassinvestorrelations.com

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