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Fastener Training Week Scholarship Applications are Now Being Accepted! | Fastener World Inc.

 NFDA is proud to offer scholarships for Fastener Training Week each year (valued at $2,800 each). December 1 is the deadline to apply.(...) via Fastener Training Week Scholarship Applications are Now Being Accepted! | Fastener World Inc. [Read More]
2018/10/22

U.S. Tariffs and Trade Policy – What to Expect in 2019 at International Fastener Expo | Business Wire

 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In July, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) implemented a 10% tariff on $50 billion worth of imported goods from China. This 10% tariff, which includes a list of 818 products and focuses on Chinese imports ... [Read More]
2018/10/15

Sud Territoire de Belfort : Lisi Automotive se renforce aux États-Unis | L’Est Républicain

 En acquérant les actifs de la société américaine Hi-Vol Products, un fabricant de composants(...) via Edition Belfort-Héricourt-Montbéliard | Sud Territoire de Belfort : Lisi Automotive se renforce aux États-Unis. [Read More]
2018/10/15

Jeffrey Harvey Minds the Shop at PrimeSource Building – D Magazine

 Irving-based PrimeSource Building Products Inc. is the largest distributor of fasteners (nails, screws, etc.) in the country, with 1,200 employees at 34 locations and thousands of customers across the Americas. Its revenue is about $1.2 billion ... [Read More]
2018/10/11

Chicago Rivet’s Pennsylvania Plant Located on Former Golf Course | Global Fastener News

 Media Spotlight: “We make fasteners and ma­chines. We build machines that use our own rivets. The machine segment is about 20% of our business,” Mike Sweitzer told the Altoona Mirror(...) via Chicago Rivet’s Pennsylvania Plant Located on ... [Read More]
2018/10/10

WorldwideFastenerSources.com endorsed by IFE

 The most comprehensive fastener sourcing website in the world www.worldwidefastenersources.com  with its three geographical regions; the United States, Europe with the Middle East and, Asia has been endorsed by the International Fastener Expo (IFE) ... [Read More]
2018/10/03

FINdex Bounces Back in Q3 | Global Fastener News

 The FIN Fastener Stock Index bounced back in the third quarter of 2018, rising 9.2% after declining 0.4% in the previous quarter.(...) via FINdex Bounces Back in Q3 | Global Fastener News [Read More]
2018/10/01

Trump trade war with China hitting North Jersey manufacturers | North Jersey

 As two global superpowers fight a trade war, the collateral damage is being felt on Mayhill Street in Saddle Brook, on Empire Boulevard in South Hackensack, and in the industrial zones where machine shops and factories turn out made-in-New Jersey ... [Read More]
2018/10/01

Trump Tariffs Prompt Immediate Fastener Price Hikes | Global Fastener News

 “Section 301 tariffs act as a tax, and effective immediately, the replacement costs of all of BBI’s imports of affected items will have increased by 10%. As a result, we have increased our pricing respectively to absorb the cost increase,” ... [Read More]
2018/09/26

US to apply further tariffs on Chinese imports – including fasteners | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 The Trump Administration has approved the application of 10% additional import tariffs on a wide range of goods from China, for which imports are estimated to be around US$200 billion. The list includes the majority of fasteners the US imports from ... [Read More]
2018/09/20