Orient Paper Completes Installation of Tissue Paper Packaging Equipment and Commences Trial Production

BAODING, China, April 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Orient Paper, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONP) ("Orient Paper" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, today announced that it has completed the installation of previously purchased packaging equipment at the Company's Wei County Industrial Park facility for its tissue paper packaging production lines and has commenced trial production.

The tissue paper packaging production lines involve a post production process which cuts, re-rolls and packages tissue base paper to produce final commercially packaged products, such as toilet paper, boxed and soft packed tissues, handkerchief tissues, paper napkins, bathroom paper towels and kitchen paper towels. Prior to the production launch of tissue base paper by the production line PM8, the Company will utilize externally sourced tissue base paper to produce its commercially packaged tissue paper products and prepare for future expansion into the tissue paper market.

Mr. Zhenyong Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orient Paper, commented, "We are excited to announce the completed installation and launch of trial production for our tissue paper packaging lines, which was completed nearly two months ahead of schedule.  The strong progress we have made reflects our team's commitment and hard work."

For the latest on-site photos of the new tissue paper packaging production lines, please visit Orient Paper's website at: http://www.orientpaperinc.com/Business-Updates.html.

About Orient Paper, Inc.

Orient Paper, Inc. ("Orient Paper") is a leading paper manufacturer in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material, Orient Paper produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper, and other paper products, including digital photo paper. The Company is currently building facilities to expand into the production of tissue paper.

With production operations based in Baoding in North China's Hebei Province, Orient Paper is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country.

Orient Paper's production facilities are controlled and operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Shengde Holdings Inc, which in turn controls and operates Baoding Shengde Paper Co., Ltd., and Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co., Ltd. for manufacturing digital photo, corrugating mediumand offset printing paper.

Founded in 1996, Orient Paper has been listed on the NYSE MKT with the ticker symbol "ONP" since December 2009. (Please visit http://www.orientpaperinc.com)

SOURCE Orient Paper, Inc.

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