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OBITUARY: Marcia Shain

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES OBITUARY: Marcia Shain Marcia Shain, 65, died November 26, 2009. Her fastener career included West Spec in the 1970s. She retired from the successor Vertex Distribution four years...

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Why the U.S. Trade Commission Rejected Tariffs

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES Why the U.S. Trade Commission Rejected Tariffs Standard fastener production in the U.S. (courtesy U.S. ITC) The unanimous U.S. International Trade Commission decision to terminate the antidumping investigation...

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Darling at Pac-West Session: Tariffs Won’t Stop Imports

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES Darling at Pac-West Session: Tariffs Won’t Stop Imports More than a year before Nucor Fastener filed its antidumping petition, Vulcan Threaded Products filed a claim against threaded steel...

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Ireland at STAFDA: Recession Provides Opportunities

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES Ireland at STAFDA: Recession Provides Opportunities Attendees fill the aisles at STAFDA’s convention in Atlanta (courtesy STAFDA). Black & Decker vice president Les Ireland knew the global recession...

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Bailey, Salome Head SFA; Expo Set for April 10

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES Bailey, Salome Head SFA; Expo Set for April 10 Mike Bailey of Nucor Fastener is the new chairman of the Southwestern Fastener Association and Bobby Salome of El...

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IFI Publishes Educational Handbook

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES IFI Publishes Educational Handbook The Industrial Fasteners Institute will release a new IFI Fastener Technology Handbook in January 2010. The 313-page hardback book is a compilation of fastener...

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2009 NIFS/West: Numbers Drop But Exhibitors Still Report Business

December 09
00:00 2009
    2009 NIFS/West: Numbers Drop But Exhibitors Still Report Business

12/9/2009 HEADLINES 2009 NIFS/West: Numbers Drop But Exhibitors Still Report Business 2009 NIFS/West By The Numbers The 602 total booth number was down 26.5% from 819 last year. The NIFS...

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Elder Co. Marks 50 Years

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES Elder Co. Marks 50 Years Elder Co. is marking its 50th anniversary as a fastener distributor. Founded in August 1959, Elder moved to a new 18,000 sq ft...

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CLASSIFIED – Wanted: Multi-Station Header & Operator

December 09
00:00 2009

12/9/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED – Wanted: Multi-Station Header & Operator We are currently seeking qualified applicants for a multi-station header setup and operator position. Applicants must have at least 5 years...

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Camcar Aerospace-Rockford To Close

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES Camcar Aerospace-Rockford To Close Acument Global Technologies will shutter its Camcar Aerospace facility in Rockford, less than two years after returning to the “Fastener Capital of the World”...

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Birmingham Fastener Entering 30th Year

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES Birmingham Fastener Entering 30th Year Birmingham Fastener founder Howard Tinney wants the industry to know the Alabama-based manufacturer and distributor remains in business. An industry veteran quoted in...

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ITC Terminates Fastener Dumping Probe, Appeal Possible

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES ITC Terminates Fastener Dumping Probe, Appeal Possible The U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously rejected Nucor Fastener’s claims that standard fastener imports from China and Taiwan were being dumped...

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Devers, Kangas Head STAFDA for 2010

November 10
00:00 2009
    Devers, Kangas Head STAFDA for 2010

11/10/2009 HEADLINES Devers, Kangas Head STAFDA for 2010 STAFDA President Robert Devers STAFDA Vice President Mike Kangas Robert Devers of A-Jax Fasteners is the 2010 president of the Specialty Tools...

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PERSPECTIVE: European Distributors Seek "Level Playing Field"

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: European Distributors Seek “Level Playing Field” “Actual dumping we are against,” European Fastener Distributors Association president Geoff Hopwood declared. “We want a level playing field.” But EFDA...

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STAFDA Publishes Disaster Manual

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES STAFDA Publishes Disaster Manual The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association published a 74-page “Disaster Preparedness Manual.” Designed to plan for workplace emergencies, the 74-page handbook written by...

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AWPA and WAI to Hold 2010 Events in Milwaukee

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES AWPA and WAI to Hold 2010 Events in Milwaukee The American Wire Producers Association announced a partnership with Wire Association International for events including a new supply chain...

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ACQUISITION: LISI Group To Buy Acument Fastener Plants

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: LISI Group To Buy Acument Fastener Plants The LISI Group subsidiary LISI Automotive has extended an offer to take over two automotive fastener plants in France operated...

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ACQUISITION: A Raymond Buys Tinnerman Palnut

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: A Raymond Buys Tinnerman Palnut A Raymond acquired Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products of Ohio to form A Raymond Tinnerman Manufacturing. Grenoble, France-based A Raymond, a global supplier...

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ACQUISITION: Hilti Opens Fastener Plant in Mexico

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Hilti Opens Fastener Plant in Mexico Hilti Corporation opened a fastening products manufacturing facility in Matamoros, Mexico. The US$13.7 million, 15,000 sq meter plant will manufacture products...

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SHOW NEWS: Fastener Fair Stuttgart Sets Records

November 10
00:00 2009

11/10/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: Fastener Fair Stuttgart Sets Records The number of exhibiting companies rose 43% for the 2009 Fastener Fair Stuttgart. There were 625 exhibiting companies and the two...

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