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Chinese-made Products Trans-shipped from Free Trade Zones and Found to be Mislabeled with “Made-in-Taiwan” May Impact Taiwanese Industries | Fastener World…

According to the import/export trade statistics of Ministry of Finance (Taiwan), in 2014 the total export value of Taiwanese fasteners amounted to over USD 4 billion (+10%), USD1.4 billion of which were generated from the export to the EU, a ... [Read More]
2015/09/14

Lower Order Receiving of Taiwanese Fastener Companies Decreases CSC’s Expected Wire Rod Production & Sales | Fastener World…

Taiwanese steel companies pointed out that in the first 3 quarters of 2015, the quarterly expected production & sales of CSC remained at around 3.05 million tons (60% for domestic sales and 40% for export). Although the export demand is diffic... [Read More]
2015/09/14

Great day for golf! | Fastener+Fixing

The 8th Heinz Storch Memorial Fastbolt Golf Day, taking place at the stunning Mentmore Golf and Country Club, once again saw the fastener and fixing industry turn out in force to support a great cause. (...) via Great day for golf!. [Read More]
2015/09/14

SIPA now using yellow zinc plated chrome 3 | Fastener+Fixing

Italian-based SIPA Srl has introduced yellow zinc plated chrome 3 for all of its products – helping it to adhere to RoHS requirements and replace the yellow zinc plated chrome 6 it had previously been using. (...) via SIPA now using yellow ... [Read More]
2015/09/14

Yield Analysis of China’s Metal Fasteners by July | China Fastener .com

Based on the data from www.askci.com, the leading institution of industry research in China, the yield of China’s Metal Fasteners in the past 7 month has reached to a total volume of approximately 5.20 million tons, 11.65% increased comparing with ... [Read More]
2015/09/14

Drilling Down into the health of the fastener market – Fastenerblog.net

There have been several articles released recently suggesting that fastener sales have been flat or down recently.  The Fastener Distributor Index has had its lowest numbers in something like a year.  I wrote something similar a month or so ago ... [Read More]
2015/09/14

All American Fastener Show observations – Fastenerblog.net

I just returned from the All American Fastener Show held in Nashville and will report that, although small, the show was terrific.  Really, it was.  Heidi Voltrauer of Volt Plastics does a great job hosting this show and the exhibitors at the ... [Read More]
2015/09/12

September 11, 2001: The Fastener Role – People and Bolts – Global Fastener News – USA

9/11/2015 FEATURE September 11, 2001: The Fastener Role - People and Bolts As the United States marks the anniversary of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York, three stories in the Fastener History section of GlobalFastenerNew... [Read More]
2015/09/11

U.S. Fastener Activity Continues to Weaken – Global Fastener News – USA

U.S. fastener imports and exports continued to weaken in July for a fourth consecutive month. After flattening in June, U.S. fastener exports of iron and steel fasteners (HTS Code: 7318) declined 3% to $319.4 million in July, according to Zepol ... [Read More]
2015/09/11

Adhesives for electronics | Fastener+Fixing Technology

A brand new Robnor Resins silicone-free paste, TCP091, developed to provide efficient and reliable heat transfer across the interface between electronic components, is now available from Ellsworth Adhesives Europe. via Adhesives for electronics. [Read More]
2015/09/11