Yuancheng Group

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Yuancheng Group
Native name
武汉远澄科技有限公司
FormerlyWuhan Yuancheng Factory Co., Ltd.
TypePrivate
IndustryChemicals
Founded2001;22 years ago (2001)
FounderYe Chuan Fa(叶传发, alternatively spelled asChuen Fat Yip)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
30
Number of employees
700+ [1]  (2019)
Website www.yuanchengtech.com

Yuancheng Group, also known as Wuhan Yuancheng Technology Development Co., Ltd., is a Chinese chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Wuhan, China. The company is a notable supplier of precursors for the manufacturing of illicit drugs, such as Methamphetamine and Fentanyl. Yuancheng has approximately 700 employees and 30 locations across China. [1] Yuancheng is designated as a New and High Technology Enterprise and therefore receives additional incentives from the Chinese government. [2] [3]

The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in China restricted the supply of precursors and resulted in price increases of street drugs in the USA. [4] The supply shortages resulted in price increases and shortages in illegal drugs that were noticed on the streets of the UK. [5] US law enforcement also told the NY Post that Mexican drug cartels were having difficulty in obtaining precursors. [6] [ unreliable source? ]

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