IT Tech Packaging to File Quarterly Report Late

What happened

IT Tech Packaging, Inc., a Chinese company that makes paper and packaging products, notified the SEC on August 11, 2026, that it will not file its quarterly report (Form 10-Q) for the period ended June 30, 2026, by the deadline. The notice was filed as a Form 12b-25, also known as an NT 10-Q.

In the filing, the company said the quarterly report could not be filed on time because it was "unable to finalize its financial results as well as the disclosure requirements of Form 10-Q without unreasonable expense or effort." As a result, the company could not obtain the necessary review of the report before the due date.

The filing was signed by Zhenyong Liu, the company's CEO. As of the filing date, the company's stock was trading at $0.1698, down 0.12% from the prior close.

Company background

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. operates through its subsidiaries in China. According to its SEC filings, the company is an integrated manufacturer of paper products, including tissues, wrapping paper, and cardboard, as well as packaging products. Its headquarters are in Baoding City, Hebei Province, China.

An NT 10-Q is a notification form required by the SEC when a company cannot file its quarterly report on time. The form is a standard mechanism for alerting investors to a late filing.

What this means

A Form 12b-25 is a notification of late filing. It gives a company up to five calendar days after the regular due date to submit its Form 10-Q. This extra time is meant to allow a company to address the issues that prevented timely filing. The company here checked the box stating that the reasons could not be eliminated without "unreasonable effort or expense."

The NT 10-Q does not explain why the company could not finalize its financial results. It only states the company was unable to finalize results and obtain review in time. The filing does not indicate any specific problem, and no estimate of the impact on earnings was provided.

For investors, a late 10-Q can raise questions about a company's financial condition or reporting processes, but the filing itself does not state a reason beyond the inability to finalize results. The company is required to file the 10-Q within the five-day grace period. If it fails to do so, it would be out of compliance with SEC reporting requirements, which could carry consequences, but this filing only covers the notification stage.