It’s estimated that China’s metal fastener output in the first half of 2012 reached 2679669.29 tons.
Zhejiang province remained the leading fastener producer, totaling 923,248.59 tons in the first six months of 2012. Other substantial fastener producing provinces or regions were Hebei (444,557.95 tons), Sichuan (241,506.00 tons), Jiangsu (237,804.98 tons), Shandong (176,415.29 tons) and Shanghai (141,491.54 tons). (…)