IK Investment Partners Sells France’s Etanco To 3i Group | WSJ.com | #fasteners

LONDON (Dow Jones)--IK Investment Partners Monday said it has agreed to sell French building equipment company Etanco to 3i Group PLC (III.LN). Financial details of the transaction weren't disclosed but a person familiar with the situation told ... [Read More]
2011/09/06

China Hardware Industry Remain Steady Growth for First Half of 2011 | chinafastener.info | #fastener

China’s hardware industry performed well in the first half of 2011. Import and export both surged over 40 percent in the domestic and overseas markets. However, the growth of the hardware industry may see a slowdown and the companies' management ... [Read More]
2011/09/06

More Fastener Thoughts for Vegas | Fastenerblog.net | #fasteners

Posted by Traveling Salesman at 9/5/2011 8:19 AM Categories: uncategorized Another thought came to me as I was registering for the Fastener Show West. A lot of companies like to introduce new programs or new product lines at the Vegas show. That ... [Read More]
2011/09/06

Worldwide Fastener Weekly News, August 29 – Sept 4, 2011 Bazibaza

Material Prices – Costs – Market no specific info this week Material Prices index from several Official Sources : Dowjones, Wire price DSV (August), Kitco, Yieh corp… New Products and Services Ejot: Neue Kunststoff-Schraube ... [Read More]
2011/09/05

Gladstone Investment Corporation Invests in SBS Industries, Inc. | PRNewswire | #fasteners

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gladstone Investment Corporation Nasdaq: GAIN "Gladstone Investment" announced today that it has partnered with management to acquire SBS Industries, Inc. "SBS". The capital to support this acquisition ... [Read More]
2011/09/04

ChinaFastener Magazine Stepped into Mexico Market | chinafastener.com | #fasteners

Expo Nacional Ferretera 2011 was grandly opened on Sep 1st, 2011 in Expo Guadalajara Exhibtion center. It is the largest hardware and construction fair in Latin America, whose scale is only next to International Hardware Fair Cologne. Expo ... [Read More]
2011/09/04

Lincoln Structural expands capability | Omaha.com | #fasteners

An Omaha producer of fasteners, bolts and other materials for the nuclear, manufacturing and construction industries is growing. Lincoln Structural Solutions — part of Owen Industries, which also runs Paxton & Vierling Steel — has ... [Read More]
2011/09/03

Lack of Fasteners – Line shutdown at Peugeot Sochaux – l’usine Peugeot manque de vis | L’Est Républicain | #fasteners french

Article in french Aucun véhicule ne sortira des lignes de PSA demain à Sochaux. L'usine est à l'arrêt forcé car elle manque de vis pour monter amortisseurs, pare-chocs et d'autres éléments. Ces pièces sont founies par l'usine Agrati de ... [Read More]
2011/09/03

Ejot: Neue Kunststoff-Schraube für den Leichtbau | plastiker | #fasteners german

Die neue, selbstfurchende Kunststoff-Schraube DELTA PT® P von Ejot, hergestellt aus dem thermoplastischen Konstruktionswerkstoff Grivory HTV-5H1 mit 50 % Glasfaseranteil, bietet nach Anbieterangaben im Vergleich zu Schrauben aus Metall dieselbe ... [Read More]
2011/09/03

Japan Fastener Exports to China Drop for First Half of 2011 | chinafastener.info | #fasteners

Japan fastener exports to China for the first half of 2011 decreased due to the impact of Japan’s earthquake with export value down 6.87 percent to 29.1 billion yen while export volume down 6.32 percent to 37,089 tons. The average export price ... [Read More]
2011/09/03