FEATURE The FIN Fastener Stock Index rose 33.4% during 2009, gaining back most of the value it lost during the stock plunge of 2008. The ’09 FINdex also bested a
China will impose antidumping tariffs on certain types of carbon steel fasteners from the European Union after determining EU imports had hurt domestic producers, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.
FEATURE (Courtesy Nucor Fastener) Pressing its case for tariffs, Nucor Fastener has appealed the unanimous decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission to reject Nucor Fastener’s antidumping and countervailing petitions
FEATURE Boeing’s Dreamliner (courtesy Boeing.com) Boeing made its first test flight of the fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner, almost two and a half years later than expected. A critical shortage of fasteners,
FEATURE INxSQL booth at 2009 NIFS/West EZ Sockets booth at 2009 NIFS/West The recession took its toll on the 13th annual National Industrial Fastener Show/West as numbers dropped, but many
FEATURE New Merger with Emhart Parent Black & Decker Highlights Fastener History The Stanley Works Tack Shop circa 1880s (courtesy Stanley Works) Investors reacted warmly to news that Stanley Works
FEATURE Fastener stocks were good to investors during the third quarter of 2009. The FIN Fastener Stock Index increased 19.5% during Q3, beating a 16% gain by a composite index
FEATURE (Courtesy Nucor Fastener) The U.S. Commerce Department finalized the scope of the antidumping and countervailing petitions filed by Nucor Fastener against standard fastener imports from China and Taiwan. The
10/15/2009 FEATURE The U.S. Department of Commerce officially initiated antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) investigations on imports of certain standard
FEATURE Fastener worker at Nucor Fastener facility in St. Joe, IN (courtesy Nucor Fastener). Nucor Fastener filed antidumping and countervailing
FEATURE Photo courtesy of Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel The first All American Fastener Show has been announced for May
1/1/1900 FEATURE Photo courtesy of Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel The first All American Fastener Show has been announced for
9/18/2009 FEATURE Steel “Velcro” Takes 35 Ton Load Metaklett developed at the Institute of Metal Forming and Casting of the
FEATURE October 6, 1997 – Once again the computer is changing the workplace. This time in addition to pleasing management
FEATURE Ohio States Department of Mechanical Engineering is housed in the Peter L. and Clara M. Scott Laboratory. Researchers conduct
9/1/2009 FEATURE A325 (photo courtesy of Industrial Fasteners Institute). October 29, 1998 FIN – Editor’s Note: From our FASTENER HISTORY
8/26/2009 FEATURE Board members of the new Pacific-West Fastener Association sign the document creating the association. Front row: Dee Silver,
8/13/2009 FEATURE New “Strength Design” concrete anchors (photo courtesy of Powers Fasteners) Distributors selling anchors which will be installed in
8/9/2009 FEATURE Following two quarters of declines, the FIN Fastener Stock Index rebounded in the second quarter of 2009, gaining
7/29/2009 FEATURE Pace of deals comparable with 2007 Richard Hagan Fastener sales may be down but the number of fastener