Datang Environment Industry Group Co., Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the year ended 31 December 2017. Based on the unaudited management accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 of the company, the net profit of the company for the year ended 31 December 2017 is estimated to record a decrease of 15%­17%, as compared with the same period in 2016, while the actual situation is subject to the confirmation upon the audit of the financial results of the company for the year ended 31 December 2017 by the external auditor of the company. On preliminary estimation made by the company based on the unaudited management accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017, the decrease in net profit of the company in 2017 as compared with the same period in 2016 is mainly attributable to the increase in price of major raw materials of denitrification catalysts business and environmental protection facilities engineering business, as well as the net exchange loss of the company due to the depreciation of HKD, in which the company's unused proceeds from the initial public offering are deposited, against RMB.