UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):   March 14, 2012

CLEANTECH SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-34591	74-2235008
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employee Identification No.)

No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road

Qianzhou Village, Huishan District, Wuxi City

Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(86) 51083397559

 (Registrant’s Telephone number)

Copies to:

Asher S. Levitsky PC

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

150 East 42nd Street

New York, New York 10017

Phone: (212) 370-1300

Fax: (646) 895-7182

E-mail: alevitsky@egsllp.com

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements

On March 14, 2012, the Company appointed Wanfen Xu, age 31, as chief financial officer.  Ms. Xu has been the financial controller of Wuxi Huayang Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Electrical”) and Wuxi Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd. (“Dyeing”) from 2009 to 2011, and she was the a senior finance manager and financial controller of Dyeing between 2000 to 2009.   Electrical and Dyeing are variable interest entities whose financial statements are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Pursuant to an employment agreement dated March 12, 2012, Ms. Xu receives an annual salary at the rate of RMB 48,000 (approximately $7,600).  The agreement has an initial term expiring on March 31, 2013, and continues on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either party.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Employment agreement dated March 12, 2012 between the Company and Wanfen Xu

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 15, 2012	Cleantech Solutions International, Inc.
By:	/s/ Jianhua Wu
	Jianhua Wu
	Chief Executive Officer