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CN Energy Group. Inc. – ‘20-F’ for 9/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 1/27/23, at 5:11pm ET · For: 9/30/22 · Accession #: 1410578-23-45 · File #: 1-39978

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 1/27/23  CN Energy Group. Inc.             20-F        9/30/22  120:14M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA2

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign     HTML   3.72M 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 2: EX-1.1      Underwriting Agreement or Conflict Minerals Report  HTML    325K 
 3: EX-2.1      Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     37K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 4: EX-2.4      Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     83K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 5: EX-4.11     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    129K 
 6: EX-4.12     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    140K 
 8: EX-4.13     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     72K 
 7: EX-4.14     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     72K 
 9: EX-4.15     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     52K 
10: EX-4.16     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     35K 
11: EX-4.17     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     35K 
12: EX-4.18     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     34K 
13: EX-8.1      Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML     38K 
16: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     33K 
17: EX-13.2     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     32K 
14: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     36K 
15: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     36K 
18: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     33K 
19: EX-15.2     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     32K 
20: EX-15.3     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     31K 
26: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    107K 
27: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    166K 
28: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     46K 
29: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income and               HTML    132K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                      
30: R5          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     96K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
31: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    166K 
32: R7          Organization and nature of business                 HTML     77K 
33: R8          Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML     89K 
34: R9          Accounts receivable, net                            HTML     57K 
35: R10         Inventory                                           HTML     45K 
36: R11         Advances to suppliers, net                          HTML     60K 
37: R12         Other Receivables                                   HTML     34K 
38: R13         Property, plant, and equipment, net                 HTML     54K 
39: R14         Prepayment for property, plant and equipment        HTML     56K 
40: R15         Intangible assets, net                              HTML     57K 
41: R16         Long-term deposits                                  HTML     46K 
42: R17         Short-term and long-term bank loans                 HTML    222K 
43: R18         Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     43K 
44: R19         Related party transactions                          HTML     42K 
45: R20         Taxes                                               HTML     96K 
46: R21         Concentration of major customers and suppliers      HTML     35K 
47: R22         Leases                                              HTML     55K 
48: R23         Commitments and contingencies                       HTML     35K 
49: R24         Segment reporting                                   HTML     54K 
50: R25         Shareholders' equity                                HTML     53K 
51: R26         Subsequent events                                   HTML     42K 
52: R27         Condensed financial information of the parent       HTML    199K 
                company                                                          
53: R28         Significant accounting policies (Policies)          HTML    149K 
54: R29         Organization and nature of business (Tables)        HTML     66K 
55: R30         Summary of significant accounting policies          HTML     42K 
                (Tables)                                                         
56: R31         Accounts receivable, net (Tables)                   HTML     58K 
57: R32         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     45K 
58: R33         Advances to suppliers, net (Tables)                 HTML     61K 
59: R34         Property, plant, and equipment, net (Tables)        HTML     53K 
60: R35         Prepayment for property, plant and equipment        HTML     81K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R36         Intangible assets, net (Tables)                     HTML     58K 
62: R37         Long-term deposits (Tables)                         HTML     46K 
63: R38         Short-term and long-term bank loans (Tables)        HTML    217K 
64: R39         Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     43K 
                (Tables)                                                         
65: R40         Taxes (Tables)                                      HTML     94K 
66: R41         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     54K 
67: R42         Segment reporting (Tables)                          HTML     48K 
68: R43         Condensed financial information of the parent       HTML    197K 
                company (Tables)                                                 
69: R44         Organization and nature of business - Major         HTML     59K 
                subsidiaries (Details)                                           
70: R45         Organization and nature of business - Additional    HTML     90K 
                information (Details)                                            
71: R46         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     44K 
                Property, plant, and equipment (Details)                         
72: R47         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     37K 
                Intangible assets (Details)                                      
73: R48         Summary of significant accounting policies -        HTML     65K 
                Additional details (Details)                                     
74: R49         Accounts receivable, net (Details)                  HTML     39K 
75: R50         Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts         HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R51         Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     37K 
77: R52         Advances to suppliers net (Details)                 HTML     36K 
78: R53         Advances to suppliers net - Movement of allowance   HTML     39K 
                for doubtful accounts (Details)                                  
79: R54         Other receivables (Details)                         HTML     47K 
80: R55         Property, plant, and equipment, net (Details)       HTML     53K 
81: R56         Prepayment for property, plant and equipment        HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R57         Prepayment for property, plant and equipment -      HTML     42K 
                Land use right, net (Details)                                    
83: R58         Prepayment for property, plant and equipment -      HTML     49K 
                Estimated future amortization expense (Details)                  
84: R59         Intangible assets, net (Details)                    HTML     47K 
85: R60         Intangible assets, net - Estimated future           HTML     49K 
                amortization expense (Details)                                   
86: R61         Long-term deposits (Details)                        HTML     40K 
87: R62         Short-term and long-term bank loans (Details)       HTML     56K 
88: R63         Short-term and long-term bank loans - Summary       HTML    110K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R64         Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R65         Related party transactions (Details)                HTML     52K 
91: R66         Taxes (Details)                                     HTML     47K 
92: R67         Taxes - Reconciliation of statutory rate to the     HTML     54K 
                Company's effective tax rate (Details)                           
93: R68         Taxes - Provision for income tax (Details)          HTML     42K 
94: R69         Taxes - Components of deferred tax assets           HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R70         Taxes - Additional information (Details)            HTML     37K 
96: R71         Concentration of major customers and suppliers -    HTML     45K 
                Total sales (Details)                                            
97: R72         Concentration of major customers and suppliers -    HTML     44K 
                Accounts receivable (Details)                                    
98: R73         Concentration of major customers and suppliers -    HTML     45K 
                Total purchases (Details)                                        
99: R74         Concentration of major customers and suppliers -    HTML     47K 
                Advance to suppliers (Details)                                   
100: R75         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     56K  
101: R76         Leases - Supplemental balance sheet information     HTML     41K  
                related to operating leases from continuing                      
                operations (Details)                                             
102: R77         Leases - Maturity of operating lease liabilities    HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R78         Commitments and contingencies (Details)             HTML     41K  
104: R79         Segment reporting (Details)                         HTML     51K  
105: R80         Shareholders' equity - Ordinary shares (Details)    HTML     66K  
106: R81         Shareholders' equity - Initial Public Offering      HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R82         Shareholders' equity - Convertible Preferred        HTML     51K  
                Shares (Details)                                                 
108: R83         Shareholders' equity - Private Placement (Details)  HTML     41K  
109: R84         Shareholders' equity - Underwriter Warrants         HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R85         Shareholders' equity - Statutory reserves and       HTML     33K  
                restricted net assets (Details)                                  
111: R86         Subsequent events (Details)                         HTML     88K  
112: R87         Condensed financial information of the parent       HTML    114K  
                company - Parent Company Balance sheets (Details)                
113: R88         Condensed financial information of the parent       HTML     57K  
                company - Parent Company Balance sheets                          
                (Parenthetical) (Details)                                        
114: R89         Condensed financial information of the parent       HTML     70K  
                company - Parent Company Statements of Income and                
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
115: R90         Condensed financial information of the parent       HTML    104K  
                company - Parent Company Statements Of Cash Flows                
                (Details)                                                        
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3 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/15/24  CN Energy Group. Inc.             20-F        9/30/23  113:10M                                    Discount Edgar/FA
 1/31/23  CN Energy Group. Inc.             424B5                  1:1M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA
 1/30/23  CN Energy Group. Inc.             424B5                  1:1M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA

7 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 1/03/23  CN Energy Group. Inc.             6-K         1/03/23    3:264K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/06/22  CN Energy Group. Inc.             6-K        10/06/22    2:171K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/03/22  CN Energy Group. Inc.             6-K        10/03/22    2:31K                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/04/22  CN Energy Group. Inc.             6-K         4/04/22    2:218K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/15/22  CN Energy Group. Inc.             20-F        9/30/21  120:11M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA2
11/25/20  CN Energy Group. Inc.             F-1/A                 10:3.5M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 7/02/20  CN Energy Group. Inc.             F-1                   20:7.6M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA

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Filing Submission 0001410578-23-000045 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

CN Energy Group. Inc. – ‘20-F’ for 9/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 1/27/23, at 5:11pm ET · For: 9/30/22 · Accession #: 1410578-23-45 · File #: 1-39978

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — cney-20220930_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

3 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

7 Previous Filings that this Filing References

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents