PAPER CONVERTING BLOG

Check Out Oren International's Amazon Store

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Tue, Sep 03, 2019

We now have an Amazon Store to fulfill all of your consumer paper product needs. It is a one-stop shop for our high quality Oren International food service, crafting and industrial paper products. We have several items that have achieved "Best Seller" and "Amazon's Choice" status. Take a look at what we have to offer, and see what all the fuss is about!

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Tags: Butcher Paper

What Makes Paper Converting Good for the Environment?

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Thu, Aug 08, 2019

Reducing your carbon footprint and making the transition to “go green” are major priorities for preserving the environment for future generations. It may be a surprise, but a lot of the negative noise about paper’s impact on the environment is not true.  In fact, the paper industry has made leaps and bounds in reducing consumption of fossil fuels. 

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Tags: Paper Converting, Industry News & Tips

Food Service Packaging: What's the Best Sandwich Wrap for You?

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Wed, Jul 31, 2019

Printing your restaurant's logo on sandwich wrap is a great marketing strategy. People walk out of your sandwich shop and enjoy their lunch in a public area, or inside their office. Everywhere they go, hungry people will see your logo on that delicious sandwich. But food service packaging has to do more than advertise. It also has to keep your food fresh, sanitary, and ready-to-eat.

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Tags: Food Service Paper

Is Your White Butcher Paper 100% FDA Approved?

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Fri, Jul 19, 2019

Just because you order a roll of white butcher paper, that doesn’t mean that’s what you’re getting.  Some companies claim to sell white butcher paper, but are actually selling white kraft paper. While white kraft paper is great for many things, it is not the best option for direct food contact.

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Tags: Food Service Paper, Butcher Paper

Examination of a Multiwall Bag

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Wed, Jul 10, 2019

Multiwall paper bags are often used as shipping and storage containers as well as packaging bulk materials. In many cases, design and production artists can create and adapt multiwall bags that work for your specific needs, from a utility approach that simply identifies your product, to the more difficult task of grabbing the consumer’s attention at the point of sale.  There are several designs of bags: sewn, open mouth bags (manufactured at Oren International) and valve bags, and variations thereof.

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Tags: Paper Converting

3 Ways Floor Protection Paper Improves Construction Sites

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Wed, May 22, 2019

IMG_6978Big construction jobs, and home remodeling projects require heavy duty players. But the most important tool in a builder’s tool belt could be a roll of paper. Different types of paper are playing a big role at construction sites while reinforcing results.

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Tags: Kraft Paper Uses

Pink Butcher Paper has no Equal in the BBQ Arena

Posted by Oren International on Wed, May 08, 2019

If you’re a BBQ restaurant, grocer, or butcher, you are well aware of the popularity of pink butcher paper. Currently the number one requested paper when it comes to Texas-style meat smoking. Here at Oren International, we make sure our clients receive the high quality food service paper they need. It’s a hard grade to make but having the right color and grade of pink butcher paper is important to your food presentation. If you’re considering pink butcher paper for cooking, presentation, or wrapping fresh cuts of meat, be sure to ask for Oren International Pink Butcher paper for the highest quality there is.

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Tags: Food Service Paper, Butcher Paper

What Makes Paper Converting Good for the Environment?

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Mon, Apr 08, 2019

Reducing your carbon footprint and making the transition to “go green” are major priorities for preserving the environment for future generations. It may be a surprise, but a lot of the negative noise about paper’s impact on the environment is not true.  In fact, the paper industry has made leaps and bounds in reducing consumption of fossil fuels. 

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Tags: Paper Converting, Industry News & Tips

Why Scrim Paper is Your Strongest Paper Ally

Posted by Mark Jones on Thu, Feb 15, 2018

When you think about the strongest and most durable materials out there, paper probably doesn’t come to mind. And although the paper we most commonly encounter in our daily lives isn’t usually lauded for its strength, don’t be fooled — some paper stocks have some pretty big muscles to flex.

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Tags: Flexographic Printing

What Customers Really Want from Industrial Packaging Distributors

Posted by Alan NeSmith on Thu, Feb 08, 2018

Customers that use paper in the industrial packaging space may be misinformed about their options. Therefore, they are using a stock that’s not necessarily meeting their needs, or they’re unaware of the variety of options available to them.

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