| Material Prices – Costs – Market   
 China Steel To Trim Capacity By 20% In December | Chinafastener .com | #fasteners 
Bazibaza comments : 
This is the clearest signal of the downturn of the economy in Europe and its implication in both Taiwan and China. 
 China Steel Corporation (CSC), Taiwan’s leading integrated producer of steel products, will cut capacity by 20% in December to cope with the sluggish global steel market, with downstream producers including Yieh Phui Enterprise […] Material Prices index from several Official Sources : Dowjones, Wire price DSV (October), Kitco, Yieh corp… New Products and Services
 Empire Level Introduces Full Line Of New Power Tapes At STAFDA | Digital Journal | #fasteners #tapes 
Mukwonago, WI (PRWEB) November 17, 2011Empire Level Mfg. Corp. introduced a full line of new Power Tapes at the annual Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) convention and trade show in San Antonio this week, designed with key improvements that were requested by professional contractors in a company research study earlier this year.[…]
 via Empire […]
 
 Jiangsu Xinzan Mould Machine Co., Ltd Features High-speed Self-drilling Screw Forming Machines And Dies | Chinafastener .com | #fasteners 
Bazibaza comments : 
a few pictures to show the process 
 Jiangsu Xinzan Mould Machine Co., Ltd is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Sheen Tzar Co., Ltd. Established in 1981, Taiwan Sheen Tzar Co., Ltd has been working on the R&D, design and manufacture of high-speed self-drilling screw forming machines and dies. In order to expand production, Taiwan […] 
 CAMO™ Hidden Deck Fastening System Adds New Tool For Narrow Boards | Digital Journal | #fasteners 
Grand Rapids, Mich. PRWEB November 15, 2011On November 7, 2011, National Nail Corp. added the CAMO Marksman ProTM-NB to its CAMO Hidden Deck Fastening System product line. The Marksman Pro-NB is designed for narrow deckboards measuring 3-1/4” to 5”. […]
 via CAMO™ Hidden Deck Fastening System Adds New Tool for Narrow Boards – Press Release – […]
 Company Purchase & Investment  
 Insider News South East – Trifast Snaps Up Malaysian Company 
Uckfield-based industrial fastening manufacturer Trifast has bought Power Steel and Electro-plating Works (PSEP) for £15m.The deal for the Malaysian company was partially funded by an £8m placing at 37 pence per share raised by broker Arden Partners, with the remainder coming from a new bank facility with DBS Bank.
 Trifast executive chairman Malcolm Diamond said: “The […]
 
 UPDATE 1-Filtrona Buys US Plastic Components Maker For $110 Mln | Reuters | #fasteners Richco 
Co buys Richco to gain access to new markets* Deal expected to add to earnings immediately
 Nov 18 (Reuters) – British plastic and fibre products supplier Filtrona Plc said it acquired privately owned Richco Inc for $110 million in cash to gain access to consumer electronics, industrial and telecom markets.
 Chicago-based Richco, which makes engineered plastic and […]
 
 Versailles Company Buys Texas Firm | Building Indiana Blog | #fasteners – Elgin Fastener – Landreth 
Elgin Fastener Group, LLC (Versailles) announced the acquisition of the cold heading segment of Landreth Fastener Corp. (Landreth) of Houston, Texas.Established in 1962, Landreth advanced from owning a single piece of cold heading equipment to become […]
 via Versailles Company Buys Texas Firm.
 Antidumping  
 EU Commission : Malaysian Exporting Producer Andfast Exempted Of AD Duty On Fasteners | EU Commission | #fasteners Pdf 
Herebelow, the redirection page to view the official decision of the commission- pdf document –via COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1164/2011 of 15 November 2011 initiating a review of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2011 (extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating […]
 
 The U.S. ITC Keeps AD Duty On Helical Spring Lock Washers From China And Taiwan | Chinafastener .com | #fasteners 
The US International Trade Commission has determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on helical spring lock washers from China and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, […]
 via The U.S. ITC Keeps AD Duty on […]
 Market infos and Statistics  
 Iron And Steel Fasteners – Asia -| PRNewswire/ Reportlinker | #fasteners 
Bazibaza comments : 
if each of those reports cost about 10000 US$ or more, the total amount could well reach 50 000 US$ to get an overview of the market. 
 NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:Iron and Steel Fasteners – Asia
 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0683697/Iron-and-Steel-Fasteners—Asia.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=NoCategory
 This package contains […]
 
 Iron And Steel Fasteners – Europe | MarketWatch | Reportlinker | #fasteners 
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:Iron and Steel Fasteners – Europe http://www.reportlinker.com/p0683694/Iron-and-Steel-Fasteners—Europe.html #utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=NoCategory This package contains 31 iron and steel fasteners market analyses from the following European countries: […]via Iron and Steel Fasteners – Europe – MarketWatch.
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 Premières Assises De La Sous-traitance Industrielle  – Lyon – 21 Octobre 2011| Cetim | #fasteners #conference #subcontracting 
Bazibaza comments: 
We had a booth on this conference as well as AFFIX, the french association of fastener producers. A nice meeting, a complete day about subcontracting industry. 
 Près de 300 personnes étaient rassemblées à Lyon, pour les premières assises de la sous-traitance industrielle. Lors de cette journée fort riche, de nombreux aspects des relations entre sous-traitants […] 
 STAFDA Locations Outnumber Home Depot And Lowe’s | Global Fastener News USA 
The 1,067 STAFDA distributorships have 4,418 branches – totaling 5,485 locations.That gives STAFDA members more locations than the 3,725 for Home Depot (1,972) and Lowe’s (1,753) combined.
 The 35th annual Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association convention opened this past weekend in San Antonio.
 According to STAFDA, 74% […]
 via STAFDA Locations Outnumber Home Depot and Lowe’s – […]
 Training-Managementno info this week Trade Show – Fair
 “Top Supplier 2011” Award Winner Unveiled | Chinafastener .info | #fasteners
Bazibaza comments :The top suppliers are based on the click through rate. If we consider that it is highly related to the number of ads and the duration of ads, it would be interesting to know if the companies which paid most in ads, are also the one which got the highest CTR. Strangely, the […]
 
 Premières Assises De La Sous-traitance Industrielle  – Lyon – 21 Octobre 2011| Cetim | #fasteners #conference #subcontracting 
Bazibaza comments: 
We had a booth on this conference as well as AFFIX, the french association of fastener producers. A nice meeting, a complete day about subcontracting industry. 
 Près de 300 personnes étaient rassemblées à Lyon, pour les premières assises de la sous-traitance industrielle. Lors de cette journée fort riche, de nombreux aspects des relations entre sous-traitants […] 
 The 6th Fastener Trade Show Saw Its Opening—6th Fastener Trade Show Review 1 | Chinafastener .info | #fasteners 
The 6th Fastener Trade Show saw its opening on November 11, 2011. The show was packed with lots of professional visitors because they could meet over 300 companies in two days. It is the most effective way to do their business, uplift their business networks and opportunities. […]via The 6th Fastener Trade Show saw its […]
 
 Welcome Message From The Organizer | Chinafastener .info | #fasteners 
Welcome to the 6th Fastener Trade Show! The show sees its opening on November 11. On behalf of the organizer, I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to exhibitors, visitors, guests and friends from all over the world.2011 is the first year of China’s 12 Five-Year Plan. In this year China’s fastener industry not only […]
 Media – Blog – Audio – Video  
 Episode #35 – Completely Different (115:23) | Fully Threaded Radio L #fasteners 
Bazibaza comments : 
the long awaited #35 is now available! – menu sounds good – let’s enjoy 
 Description: What is it like to be the fastener supplier for an episode of America’s most popular construction reality show? How will Cardinal Fastener operate under its new ownership? What disastrous fastener-related mishap caused Plymouth Rock to split in half? […] All Company Infos  |  Free Press Review by Bazibaza Fastener Directories
 Week in Review : I just visited the subcontracting Fair “Midest” in Paris on friday. A few fastener professional exhibitors. From all comments, 2011 is a nice year, SIMAF, one of our sponsor, even mentionning taking many orders for beg of 2012. Lisi Aerospace did exhibit as well, which is quite rare for the group and worth noting. Asian exhibitors have been replaced by east european producers. Otherwise, many important purchases this week. + a few more infos. ———— For translating in your language, you can use Google Translate
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