LME zinc prices climb as inventories drop | Yieh Corp Steel Market News

LME zinc prices have climbed to around US$2,100/ton as three-month zinc settled at US$2,085/ton on March 4th. Zinc prices on the LME continued its upward path due to the decrease in stockpiles of zinc in warehouses. (...) via Yieh Corp Steel ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

Baosteel inks cooperation agreement with Nedschroef | Steel Orbis

Major Chinese steelmaker Baosteel has announced that it has signed cooperation contract with Netherlands-based Nedschroef Group. (...) via Baosteel inks cooperation agreement with Nedschroef. [Read More]
2014/03/05

A loose screw cited as cause of massive train delays in Taiwan | China Fastener .com

A Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) investigation of a major disruption in the power supply of Taiwan’s main rail line on February 28 that led to huge delays has found that human error may have been behind the problem. Power on the TRA’s ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

Certification of bonded composite primary structures : MoldMaking Technology

(...)Why bolt and why bond? Fasteners are used in composite primary structures today due to certification requirements. These were outlined in a 2013 SAMPE (May 6-9, Long Beach, Calif.) presentation titled “Efficient Certification of Bonded ... [Read More]
2014/03/05

UFPI to Distribute CAMO® Hidden Deck Fastening System for ProWood® Treated Decking | Business Wire

March 03, 2014 04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) is proud to announce a distribution agreement for the CAMO® Hidden Deck Fastening System, a product of National ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

Sinpa Completed Half Century | China Fastener .com

By by Sérgio Milatias, Editor , 2014-03-04 The Brazilian syndicate of fastener industries (Sindicato das Indústrias de Parafusos), called Sinpa, completed 50 years old last December. The date was celebrated with a dinner and with the presence of ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

China Steel raises domestic prices for April and May | China Fastener .com

By Camaron Kao , 2014-03-04 Taiwan's China Steel Corp (CSC) yesterday raised its domestic prices for April and May shipments by an average of 0.37 percent compared with March shipments on expectations that demand will rise. 'Although demand in ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

2013 China’s Metal Fastener Output | China Fastener .info

The output of China’ metal fasteners jumped 7.53 percent year-on-year to 6,389,221 tons in 2013. For the month of December, the output rose 19.22 percent to 617,274 tons. The top five provinces were Zhejiang province (2,067,948 tons, up 2.19%), ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

Fastfisher Hardware Co., Ltd Held Opening Ceremony for FASTPLUS Store | China Fastener .com

On March 2nd, 2014, Fastfisher Hardware Co., Ltd held opening ceremony for FASTPLUS store, which was its fifth store. FASTPLUS store locates in Jiulong hardware city, Foshan, Guangdong, China. At present, FASTPLUS store mainly operates hex ... [Read More]
2014/03/04

Rock River Valley’s history rich in transformation – Special – Rockford Register Star – Rockford, IL

(...) By the 1980s, Rockford was known as the "screw capital of the world" because it was home to such fastener companies as National Lock, Rockford Products and Elco Industries. Today, the fastener industry is kept alive by a handful of ... [Read More]
2014/03/04