(7) Loans Payable

Short-term bank loans

		March 31,		December 31,
		2018		2017
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”) Loan 1	(a)	$	-	$	4,285,145
ICBC Loan 2	(b)		3,021,580		2,907,778
Bank of Cangzhou	(c)		5,566,070		-
ICBC Loan 3	(d)		4,452,855		-
Total short-term bank loans		$	13,040,505	$	7,192,923

(a)	On January 10, 2017, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with the ICBC, with a balance of $4,285,145 as of December 31, 2017. The working capital loan was guaranteed by Hebei Tengsheng with its land use right pledged as collateral for the benefit of the bank. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 4.5675% per annum. The loan was due and repaid on January 8, 2018.

(b)	On October 18, 2017, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with the ICBC, with a balance of $3,021,580 and $2,907,778 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The working capital loan is secured by the Company’s land use right as collateral for the benefit of the bank. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 4.945% per annum. The loan will be due on October 12, 2018.

(c)	On January 2, 2018, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with the Bank of Cangzhou. The loan was withdrawn on January 4, 2018, with a balance of $5,566,070 as of March 31, 2018. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 6.09% per annum. The working capital loan is secured by the Company’s land use right and guaranteed by the Company’s CEO and Orient Paper Shengde with its production equipment as collateral for the benefit of the bank. The loan will be due on January 3, 2019.

(d)	On February 6, 2018, the Company entered into a working capital loan agreement with the ICBC, with a balance of $4,452,855 as of March 31, 2018. The working capital loan was guaranteed by Hebei Tengsheng with its land use right pledged as collateral for the benefit of the bank. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 5.4% per annum. The loan will be due on February 9, 2019.

As of March 31, 2018, there were guaranteed short-term borrowings of $13,040,505 and unsecured bank loans of $nil. As of December 31, 2017, there were guaranteed short-term borrowings of $7,192,923 and unsecured bank loans of $nil.

The average short-term borrowing rates for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were approximately 5.57% and 5.28%, respectively.

Long-term loans from credit union

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, loans payable to Rural Credit Union of Xushui County, amounted to $7,856,109 and $7,560,221, respectively.

	March 31,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Rural Credit Union of Xushui County Loan 1	$	1,367,663		$	1,316,152
Rural Credit Union of Xushui County Loan 2		3,975,763			3,826,022
Rural Credit Union of Xushui County Loan 3		2,512,683			2,418,047
Total		7,856,109			7,560,221
Less: Current portion of long-term loans from credit union		(6,615,671	)		(6,366,502	)
Long-term loans from credit union	$	1,240,438		$	1,193,719

As of Mar 31, 2018, the Company’s long-term debt repayments for the next five years were as follows:

Fiscal year		Amount
Remainder of 2018	$	6,615,671
2019		1,240,438
2020		-
2021		-
2022		-
2023		-
Total		7,856,109

On April 16, 2014, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the Rural Credit Union of Xushui County for a term of 5 years, which is payable in various installments from June 21, 2014 to November 18, 2018. The loan is guaranteed by an independent third party. Interest payment is due quarterly and bears the rate of 0.72% per month. In August 2015, after giving the required notice to the Rural Credit Union of Xushui County in accordance with the terms on the agreement, the Company prepaid a portion of the loan in an amount of $198,788, of which $71,564 was paid ahead of its original repayment schedule. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, total outstanding loan balance was $1,367,663 and $1,316,152, respectively, which is presented as current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

On July 15, 2013, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the Rural Credit Union of Xushui County for a term of 5 years, which is due and payable in various installments from December 21, 2013 to July 26, 2018. The loan is secured by certain of the Company’s manufacturing equipment with net book value of $7,782,238 and $7,963,285 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Interest payment is due quarterly and bears a fixed rate of 0.72% per month. In August 2015, after giving the required notice to the Rural Credit Union of Xushui County in accordance with the terms on the agreement, the Company prepaid a portion of the loan in an amount of $206,740, of which $47,709 was paid ahead of its original repayment schedule. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the total outstanding loan balance was $3,975,763 and $3,826,022, respectively, which is presented as current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

On April 20, 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the Rural Credit Union of Xushui County for a term of 2 years, which is due and payable in various installments from August 26, 2017 to April 19, 2019. The loan is guaranteed by Hebei Tengsheng with its land use right pledged as collateral for the benefit of the bank. Interest payment is due quarterly and bears a fixed rate of 0.6% per month. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the total outstanding loan balance was $2,512,683 and $2,418,047, respectively. Out of the total outstanding loan balance, current portion amounted were $1,272,245 and $1,224,328 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which are presented as current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and the remaining balance of $1,240,438 and $1,193,719 are presented as non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Total interest expenses for the short-term bank loans and long-term loans for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were $291,339 and $262,779, respectively.