“Normally you find your injury, you file a case with the World Trade Organization, and they investigate,” Riggs explained to attendees of Pac-West’s autumn meeting in Whitefish, MT. “Currently, we have skipped the WTO and done our own ...
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“We don’t have a skills gap in America, we have a core values gap,” employment development author and speaker Eric Chester told the Pacific-West Fastener Association.(...)
via Chester at Pac-West: U.S. Workers Have ‘Core Values Gap’ | ...
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the Section 301 duty to be imposed on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, including fasteners, will be 25% instead of 10% announced on July 10.(...)
via US Hikes Section 301 Tariff On ...
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Average daily sales increased 21.3% to $1.41 million, boosted by $9.8 million from the inclusion of the Bolt Supply acquisition and a 9.1% improvement in Lawson’s sales per rep per day productivity.(...)
via Lawson Products Sales Rise | Global ...
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If a deal is reached, Arconic would become the second major aerospace fastener supplier to be acquired in recent months.(...)
via Report: Arconic Mulling Private Takeover | Global Fastener News
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“The imposition of 232 steel tariffs (by the U.S.) further increased the potential for import growth as the result of product previously destined for the U.S. market being diverted to the EU market,” writes Fastener + Fixing Magazine executive ...
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Long Beach, CA – Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., a leading U.S. pollution abatement firm, announced today that it will focus its sales and marketing efforts on the fastener industry. As a part of their ongoing 2018 sector diversification ...
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European wire rod costs rose by around EUR 100/ton in the first quarter 2018, following a similar level of increase in 2017.(...)
via EU Panelists: Wire Rod Prices Up Worldwide | Global Fastener News
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In a quarter pre-occupied by multiple rounds of international tariffs, companies with fastener businesses faced uncertainty in their global supply chains.(...)
via FINdex Declines in Q2 | Global Fastener News
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