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North America

RMB closed at 6.39 against the dollar on Thursday | chinafastener.info

 A sharp appreciation in the renminbi against the dollar in recent days – at a time when most other emerging market currencies have been falling – has prompted traders to ask whether Beijing has adopted an aggressive new stance on its currency.... [Read More]
2011/08/12

Precision Castparts Corp. Closed Primus Acquisition | MarketWatch

 PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 9, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Precision Castparts Corp. /quotes/zigman/238801/quotes/nls/pcp PCP +5.20% has completed its acquisition of Primus International, a leading supplier of complex components and assemblies to the ... [Read More]
2011/08/10

Summer 2011 vol 34 3 | Distributor’s Link, Inc | Online Edition |#fasteners

 open in your browser this direct link to the online edition [Read More]
2011/08/10

ITW merges fastener divisions | Industrial Supply | #fasteners

 Illinois Tool Works announced the integration of two of its Midwest industrial fastener divisions. ITW Bee Leitzke and ITW Shakeproof, which operate five facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin, have integrated into a single entity called the ITW ... [Read More]
2011/08/10

P&R’s corporate headquarters celebrates completion of 25.8 KW rooftop solar panels | NJ.com | #fasteners

 FRANKLIN TWP. (Somerset County) — Solis Partners, a leading developer and integrator of commercial solar power systems, and P&R Fasteners, a contract manufacturer of specialty metal products for a variety of industries, recently celebrated the ... [Read More]
2011/08/08

FACIL acquires Flexalloy in USA | Fastener+Fixing |#fasteners

 Belgian-based FACIL has acquired Flexalloy, a distributor of fastening systems and provider of vendor managed inventory in the North American market. via FACIL acquires Flexalloy in USA. [Read More]
2011/08/08

Industrial Performance Product Manufacturer Groov-Pin Corporation Releases New Website | Benzinga.com | #fasteners

 Smithfield, RI Based Groov-Pin Corporation Unveals Their New User Friendly Website To Better Help Businesses And Individuals Connect With Industrial Parts They Need Smithfield, RI (PRWEB) August 08, 2011 The smallest of machine parts goes ... [Read More]
2011/08/08

What are you seeing in your area? | Fastenerblog.net | #fasteners

 Posted by Traveling Salesman at 8/7/2011 7:48 PM Categories: uncategorized I have made it a point not to discuss politics on this site. Or, at least not my politics. So, I feel a little bit safe if I discuss politics in general. I think we will ... [Read More]
2011/08/07

NFDA Insights – August 5 |NFDA|#fasteners

 In This Issue NFDA Welcomes Associated Spring Raymond New NFDA Website - Check it Out! Brazil Fastener Fair - Register to Participate NFDA Featured in Fully Threaded Radio Episode Gilchrist Scholarship Winners Fall Forum @ NIFS West Manufac... [Read More]
2011/08/07

Fastener Stocks Weather Stock Plunge – Global Fastener News – USA | #fasteners

 Fastener stocks weathered the stock plunge on August 4, when global economic fear drove the Dow down 512 points — the single worst day since the 2008 financial crisis. Public companies with fastener operations lost 3.8% of share value on August ... [Read More]
2011/08/07