Fastener prices are up because steel prices are up over the past decade, Bruce Darling told the Southwestern Fastener Association.
• At the end of 2003, the cost of steel in Taiwan was $364 per ton and China was $375 per ton.
For the second quarter of 2012 the prices are (…)
via Darling at Southwestern: Steel Costs Drive Fastener Prices – Global Fastener News – USA.