Asia Pacific

Powers Fastener Co. Establishes New Taiwan Branch | Global Fastener News

The family-owned company has 25 U.S. regional sales locations as well as international operations. Source : Globalfastenernews – Read the full Article with paid subscripion only on the given date via News Briefs - Global Fastener News - USA. [Read More]
2011/06/10

Asian Fastener Manufacturing Cost up Demand Still Strong | Chinafastener.info

Bruce Darling summed up the 2011 Asian fastener market for the Pac-West Fastener Association: Taiwan: steel is rising, the dollar is weak, Northern Africa is in civil war and Europe is unsure where to buy. China: Steel and labor prices are up and ... [Read More]
2011/06/09

GAZ Group and FinnvedenBulten Agree JV | Fastener + Fixing

GAZ Group and FinnvedenBulten agree JV The Automotive Components Division of GAZ Group, a Russian manufacturer of commercial vehicles, and the international industrial group FinnvedenBulten has signing a letter of intent to establish a fasteners ... [Read More]
2011/06/06

China’s Industrial Output to Grow 13.5% in H1 | Chinafastener.info

BEIJING -- China's industrial added-value output growth is expected to register an increase of about 13.5 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2011, according to an official report released Thursday. Growth for the first half of this year is ... [Read More]
2011/06/03

Fears Aired over Train Track Safety | ABC News

A member of the Mary Valley Heritage Railway in Gympie in south-east Queensland says the historic steam train service is unsafe. Member Frank Lightfoot has investigated sections of the track and says in one location less than 10 per cent of the ... [Read More]
2011/05/31

FTA Between S. Korea and EU to Take Effect in July, Impacting Taiwan’s Plastic, Automotive, and Electrics Industry | Fastener World Inc

After July 1st when the FTA between South Korea and EU comes into effect, 75% of Korean products within the 3 categories of electrics, machines, automobiles / motorcycles will enjoy the tariff free benefit. If included with the products already ... [Read More]
2011/05/30

CSC Wire Rod Price for July & August Remain Flat | Fastener World Inc

Taiwan CSC announced the domestic prices for July and August on May 26. Except for the prices of sheet steels and wire rods remaining flat, the prices of other steel products all declined... Source : Fastener World Inc – Read the full Article via ... [Read More]
2011/05/30

Taiwan’s China Steel to cut domestic prices for July-August | Chinafastener.info

China Steel Corp (CSC) yesterday announced that it would lower domestic steel prices for July and August deliveries by 4.19 percent per tonne from next month’s levels to reflect weak demand by its downstream customers, but said it expected prices ... [Read More]
2011/05/27

ND Industries, Inc. Announces Major Expansion Of Its Taiwan Division | American Fastener Journal

ND Taiwan, one of ND Industries' fastener adhesive and sealant processing facilities, has completed a major expansion to its current location, increasing the working footprint by over 50%. The extra floor space has made room for the installation of ... [Read More]
2011/05/26

Japan Q1 Fastener Exports to China down 16.8% | Chinafastener.info

Japan fastener exports to China in the first quarter of 2011 saw a decrease in general with export value down 2.70 percent to 14.8 billion yen while export volume down 16.58 percent to 16,235 tons due to Japan’s earthquake. In contrast, the price ... [Read More]
2011/05/23