Pure
excellence in
PAPER
STRAWS
TECHNOLOGY
We combine product and machine development to produce a range of best-in-class, sustainable paper straws. Tembo Paper straws last longer and perform better than any other paper straw on the market. That’s a fact.
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We supply high-quality paper straws and the machines to make them.
For the first time, business can manufacture their own sustainable paper straws, at high volume,
and with 50% faster time to market compared to traditional development projects.
With our machines,
you can produce a range of paper straws
you can produce a range of paper straws
Straight
Up to 620 million straws produced per line annually
Diameter: 0.1-0.4 inches
Length: 4.5-10.2 inches
Speed capacity: 1,825 p/m
U-Shaped
Up to 360 million straws produced per line annually
Diameter: 0.15-0.18 inches
Length: 4.5-7.5 inches
Speed capacity: 1,200 p/m
Telescopic
Up to 640 million straws produced per line annually
Diameter: 0.2 inches
Length: 4.95-5.9 inches
Speed capacity: up to 2,000 p/m
Paper straws technology and
high-speed accurate machinery, in one place.
● Innovative technology
● Premium materials
● World-class quality standards
- Innovative technology
What can you expect from your Tembo Paper machine technology?
Your flexible modular production line will give you high-volume production, fast time-to-market, and a future-proof solution that you can scale. You’ll be reducing your production costs, limiting your footprint, and building a better planet. And we’ll support you the whole way.
High-volume output
Up to 640 million paper straws produced per line.
Speed and accuracy
Speed capacity of up to 2,000 paper straws per minute.
Zero downtime
Automatic bobbin change station.
Small footprint
10x smaller than other technologies. Just 28 square foot.
What makes Tembo Paper’s straws special?
Our paper straws are the only ones in the world that can withstand liquid immersion for up to 3 hours without deforming or disintegrating at the ends. There’s no effect on the taste or fizziness of drinks, and users get a completely safe drinking experience.
Diameter
3-10 mm
(0.11-0.43 inches)
Length
116-260 mm
(4.92-9.84 inches)
Wrapping
Soluble foil
or paper
Shape
Straight, U-shape
and Telescopic
Long lasting, safe and tasteless paper straws
The first thing you need is the right materials. So, we partnered with two world-leading companies, both of whom are fully-invested in our sustainable effort; delfort and Henkel.
Tembo Paper’s straws are made using delfort’s unique FibreStraw® technology; soil and marine-degradable paper made with renewal materials, zero PFASs, and certified pulp from responsible managed forests. And, our paper straws need to be held together by adhesive, and Henkel’s AQUENCE® ST product is a brilliant food-safe, high-resistance glue. Its quality and strength mean that we can minimise the amount of adhesive in our paper straws, increasing sustainability and reducing production costs.
Tembo Paper brings these fine materials together, and crafts them into high-quality paper straw products. Our machines use our unique vertical spiralling technology, meaning we can produce u-shaped, telescopic, and straight paper straws at a high volume with low waste.
Food safety and Sustainability Standards
We follow strict food safety standards, and our paper and glue is BPO and GMO free.
We’re a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) in the US; a membership-based organization that believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable.
SPC is a trademark project of GreenBlue, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the sustainable use of materials in society. Together, we work towards innovation and best practices to promote the creation of a more sustainable materials economy.
Why should you work with Tembo Paper?
We specialize in helping brands in the USA be the first to launch new product innovations, by combining product and machine development in our own unique way. This means we work hand-in-hand with your business, offering continuous improvement at the product and manufacturing level. We’ll help you launch and run an efficient high-volume production line, keeping your costs low and your output high.
We give you speed and flexibility
We provide 50% faster time to market compared to traditional development projects, and our solutions are flexible throughout the whole process.
We’re experienced global players
From our base in the Netherlands, we reliably supply all four corners of the globe as part of a worldwide, connected group of companies.
We develop products and machinery
We develop the technology and we supply the straws. We understand every inch of this industry, and we can help you do the same.
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