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Related Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
(10) Related Party Transactions
 
Mr. Zhenyong Liu is the director, principal stockholder and chief executive officer of the Company. He loaned money to Orient Paper HB for working capital purposes over a period of time. On August 31, 2009, Orient Paper, Orient Paper HB, and Mr. Liu entered into a tri-party Debt Assignment and Assumption Agreement, under which Orient Paper agreed to assume the loan of $4,000,000 due from Orient Paper HB to Mr. Liu. Concurrently, Orient Paper issued 1,204,341 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Liu at the market price of $3.32132 per share. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, net amount due to Mr. Liu were $2,315,239 and $2,299,312, respectively.
 
The unsecured loan of Mr. Liu is interest bearing and the interest rate is equal to the rate established by the People’s Bank of China, which was 5.85% and 5.85% per annum as of December 31, 2012 and 2011. The term is for 3 years and starts from January 1, 2010 and was due December 31, 2012. On January 1, 2013, Orient Paper HB and Mr. Liu entered into another three-year term and extended the maturity date further to December 31, 2015. The unsecured loan carries an annual interest rate based on the People’s Bank of China at the time of the renewal and was set at 6.15% per annum.
 
On August 1 and August 5, 2008, two members of the Board of Directors of Orient Paper HB loaned money to the Company for working capital purposes. The amounts owed bear interest equals the rate established by the People’s Bank of China and are due on July 31 and August 4, 2011, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, the total loan amount payable was $2,041,804. The Company paid off the loan balance to both directors of Orient Paper HB by August 4, 2011. The interest rates for both loans were 5.85% and 5.85% per annum before the payoff in year 2011.
 
The interest expenses incurred for above related party loans are $135,377, $203,914 and $242,552 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
  
On November 30, 2011, the Company borrowed $200,000 from a shareholder to pay for various expenses incurred in the U.S. During the period, the Company further borrowed $1,030,097 from a shareholder to pay for various expenses incurred in the U.S. The amount is repayable on demand with interest free. The Company repaid the entire balance by the end of fiscal year 2012.

The Company was informed in 2012 that a recent Xushui County urban redevelopment plan mandates that the current site of its Headquarters Compound and neighboring area be reserved for residential use only. It is expected that the Company, like other manufacturers in the affected area, be required eventually to cease all operations currently conducted on the Headquarters Compound site.  In order to comply with this government mandate, the Company intends to initiate the process of relocating its offices and facilities to a new site.  To that end, the Company has entered into negotiations concerning the potential sale of this property and all of the buildings and facilities located thereon (the “Potential Sale”) with Hebei Fangsheng Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. (“Hebei Fangsheng”), a real estate development company 80% owned by Mr. Zhenyong Liu, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  There is currently no binding agreement between us and Hebei Fangsheng in connection with the Potential Sale. In November 2012, Hebei Fangsheng provided the Company with a payment of approximately $1,075,606 earnest money deposit payment to proceed with discussion, which would be refunded to Hebei Fangsheng in the event that the parties fail to reach an agreement on the terms of the Potential Sale. The Company has recorded the receipt of the earnest money deposit as a security deposit as of December 31, 2012 accordingly.