Worldwide Fastener News, Week May 7-13, 2012 | Bazibaza

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Worldwide Fastener News, Weekly, Bazibaza

Material Prices – Costs – Market

 

  • Baosteel Keeps Steel Product Prices Unchanged For June | China Fastener .info 
    SHANGHAI May 9 Reuters – China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Co will keep the prices of its main steel products unchanged for June, the company said on Wednesday, reflecting its caution on steel demand growth in the world’s second-largest economy.The country’s biggest listed steelmaker has kept prices unchanged for the third consecutive month. Baosteel’s pricing […]
  • DSV Reports 2012 Q1 Raw Material Cost Of Fasteners: Mean Cost Of Drawn Wire Unalloyed Decreases The Most | Fastener World Inc 
    2012-05-07 Class:FastenerAccording to the report of 2012 trend of raw material cost change published in April from the German Fasteners Association of Mechanical Fasteners Manufactures(DSC), the mean cost of wire rod boron-alloyed decreased to 571 euros per ton in April from 585 euros per ton in January; drawn wire boron-alloyed decreased to 605 euros per […]

Material Prices index from several Official Sources : Dowjones, Wire price DSV (April 2012), Kitco, Yieh corp…

New Products and Services

  • Starborn Industries Launches DECKFAST® METAL Fasteners For The Fast Growing Market Of Steel Joist Deck Framing Systems – PR.com 
    A Unique Fastener Approved for use with TREX® Elevations™ Steel Deck Framing & Wahoo® Decks Aluminum Joists
    Edison, NJ, May 09, 2012 –(PR.com)– Starborn Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer and international distributor of premium fastening products, has introduced Deckfast® Metal for the fast growing market of steel joist deck framing systems. Increasingly more architects and deck […]
  • NORMA Group Launches New Quick Connectors For Tough Requirements | Business Press 24 
    DGAP-Media / 09.05.2012 / 09:16
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    NORMA Group launches new quick connectors for tough requirements
    Maintal, Germany, 9 May 2012 – NORMA Group AG (‘NORMA Group’), a global
    market and technology leader in engineered joining technology, has launched
    a new generation of quick connectors for charged air and cooling water
    systems. NORMAQUICK TWIST III has been developed to meet customers’
    requirements for […]
  • PEM® Self-Clinching Studs With Large-Diameter Heads Reduce Stress On Panels And Promote Full Thread Strength | PennEngineering News Releases 
    PEM® self-clinching studs designed with large-diameter heads provide particularly robust solutions for heavy-duty attachment applications. The enlarged, non-flush stud head distributes axial tightening force over a large area. The result is improved pull through performance, reduced compressive stress on the panel, and development of full thread strength. All four types of these […]
  • Schneller, Sicherer Und Ohne Späne | DerWesten 
    04.05.2012 | 17:22 Uhr
    Bad Laasphe. Bad Laasphe.Diese neue Schraube soll nicht nur Bleche fest verbinden, sondern auch Monteure an ihren Hersteller binden. Sie ist klein, konisch und sehr spitz. Ihr Geheimnis liegt in der Kombination zweier verschiedener Stähle.
    Diese neue Schraube soll nicht nur Bleche fest verbinden, sondern auch Monteure an ihren Hersteller binden. Sie […]

Company Purchase & Investment

 

  • Acklands-Grainger Opens Saskatoon Facility | Industrial Supply 
    Acklands-Grainger opens Saskatoon facility
    Acklands-Grainger Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new 122,000 square-foot facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
    Acklands-Grainger SaskatoonThe facility includes a 102,000 sq ft warehouse along with a branch showroom and regional support centre to service its expanding product lines and customer base.
    “We are thrilled to celebrate the opening of this state of the […]
  • Nifco America Expands In Meritex Property In Rickenbacker | PRWeb 
    Meritex announced today an exciting new 135,000 square foot expansion in Columbus, Ohio with its existing client, Nifco America, a world leader in manufacturing of automotive parts.
    Columbus, OH (PRWEB) May 03, 2012
    Meritex announced today an exciting new 135,000 square foot expansion in Columbus, Ohio with its existing client, Nifco America, a world leader […]
  • Perryman Acquires Titanium Forgings Supplier | Metal Bulletin 
    Perryman Co. is expanding its footprint in the medical market with a downstream acquisition.
    Privately held Perryman Co., also based in Houston and which supplies titanium ingot, bar, coil, fine wire, net shapes and hot-rolled products, didn’t disclose the price it paid for the new operation, which has about 80 employees. The company is considered a […]
  • Precision Castparts Acquires Centra | NASDAQ.com 
    Precision Castparts Inc. ( PCP ) intends to acquire state-of-the-art aerostructures manufacturer Centra Industries in an all-cash transaction. The deal is expected to be completed by the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and is expected to be accretive to earnings, effective immediately.
    Based in Cambridge, Ontario, Centra primarily manufactures a variety of machined airframe components and […]
  • Tanner Acquires City Sprint Safety & Supply | MarketWatch 
    Opens New Showroom in Long Island City New York
    BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Tanner Fasteners & Industrial Supplies is proud to announce it has acquired City Sprint Safety & Supply of Long Island City, NY, an industrial fastener & safety products distributor that specializes in offering express delivery of contractor supplies […]
  • Würth Inaugure Un Point De Vente à Epinal | Actionco 
    Spécialiste de l’outillage professionnel, Würth renforce son réseau de points de vente en inaugurant début mai un nouveau Proxi Shop à Epinal, en Lorraine.
    Un paradis pour les professionnels du bâtiment. Voilà ce que promet Würth, spécialisé dans l’outillage professionnel, en inaugurant début mai un nouveau point de vente.
    Situé à Epinal, en Lorraine, ce “Proxi Shop” […]

Antidumping

 

  • U.S. Sets Dumping Margins On Chinese Threaded Rod | Global Fastener News 

    Final results of the administrative review, which covers the period from April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, will be issued with 120 days. (…)

    Wednesday, May 09, 2012

    via paid version of Global Fastener News.

Market infos and Statistics

 

  • Taiwan’s Fastener Makers See Rosy Revenue Growths In Q2 | CENS.com – The Taiwan Economic News 
    Taipei, May 10, 2012 (CENS)–Witnessing influx of contract orders, Taiwan’s major suppliers of fasteners are expected to see rosy revenue growths in the second quarter of this year.
    OCFD Industrial Corp., for instance, has seen its fastener production lines fully booked through the end of August by contract orders mainly from emerging countries in Asia and […]
  • Orders For Fasteners Surge Amidst Possible Electricity Cost Rise | American Fastener Journal 
    Posted Date: 05/06/2012
    Demand for Taiwan’s fasteners was relatively slow in the first quarter of this year. However, momentum quickly picked up as news of Taiwan’s possible electricity price increase was released in early April.
    Meanwhile, two of Taiwan’s fastener giants, TYCOONS Corporation, Chun Yu Group, (…)
    via American Fastener Journal.
  • Connaissez-vous La Plastronique ? Plasturgie | Usine Nouvelle 
    (…) Alors, aurions-nous déjà perdu la guerre de la plastronique ? “Pas du tout, répond Mohieddine Boubtane, chargé de l’innovation avancée chez A.Raymond, spécialiste de la fixation industrielle. Même si dans l’Hexagone, les industriels qui fabriquent des pièces MID se comptent sur les doigts d’une main, notre pays reste à la pointe de la recherche […]
  • IBISWorld: Market Research Report Of Fastener & Screw Machine Product Manufacturing In The UK | Fastener World Inc. 
    2012-05-07 Class:Fastener
    According to the latest report released by IBISWorld in April, UK manufacturers target niche high-value segments, but the local industry is small on a global scale, with the global market for fasteners worth over US$50 billion. The major players in this UK-based industry are subsidiaries of foreign-owned global companies. (…)
    via Professional fasteners and hardware […]

Institutions Organizations Associations

no info this week

Training-Management

no info this week

Trade Show – Fair

 

  • The Leading Bridge To African And European Markets—Focus On The 13th Dubai Hardware+Tools Middle East | China Fastener .info 
    The 13th edition of Hardware+Tools Middle East was held by Messe Frankfurt on 8-10th May 2012 at Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre. The most popular media—China Fastener Info (CFI) once again attended the exhibition as the supporting media (Booth# HT1412), and released follow-up reports. Meanwhile, China Fastener Dictionary (CFD) published by CFI, representing the […]
  • ‘Vegas Fastener Expo Blows Past 650 Exhibit Spaces In Best Start Since 2008 – National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo 
    The 16th National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo scheduled for October 10-12, 2012 at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada USA is enjoying record early sales; it was reported here today by Susan A. Hurley, CEM, General Manager.
    “This is our strongest start since 2008 with most of last year’s companies already under contract. We […]

Media – Blog – Audio – Video

 

  • Cold Forming Vs Screw Machining Speeds | YouTube 
    Cold Forming vs Screw Machining Speeds (…)
    via Cold Forming vs Screw Machining Speeds – YouTube.
  • Episode #45 – In The Money (101:12) | Fully Threaded Radio 
    Date: May 10, 2012
    By: Fully Threaded
    Description: To finish in the money, you need the people, resources and network connections it takes to compete at the highest level. Fastener associations provide many opportunities to bring all the ingredients together. Joe Peplinski, of Beacon Fasteners & Components, explains how success in the fastener business is much like […]
  • The Spring Edition Of The Aerospace Fasteners EZine Is Available, Monday May 5, 2012 |American Fastener Journal 
    Posted Date: 05/05/2012
    The Aerospace Fasteners eZine Spring Edition 2012 will be an email BLAST to the largest circulation ever for the electronic magazine. The cover story features Atlantic Fasteners-Aerospace with their new line of A286 socket screws. Five technical articles follow the cover story and we have included the largest number of news releases and […]

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Week in Review :

Media :

Aerospace Fasteners EZine is out as well as Episode #45 of Fully Threaded Radio.

Material prices remain stable or even drop in Europe.

6 acquisitions / investments this week.

Norma Group launches a new quick connector.

Well, some reading for you this week.

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