10/20/2009 HEADLINES Doane: Results of Tariffs? Ray Doane remembers the tariff battles of the 1970s. Doane, who started in the fastener industry with Bowlin Equipment in Oakland, CA, in 1963...
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10/20/2009 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Asia Responds to U.S. Petition Fastener producers in China and Taiwan are working to combat the antidumping tariff effort in the U.S. The Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute...
10/20/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: E.U.R.O.Tec Wins Product Award for EiSYS Façade Screw at Fastener Fair Stuttgart E.U.R.O. Tec GmbH of Germany won the new product showcase at Fastener Fair Stuttgart...
10/20/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: NIFS/West Adds Antidumping Conference A conference session on anti-dumping initiatives has been added to the 2009 National Industrial Fastener Show/West. “Current Anti-Dumping Initiatives & How This...
10/20/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: First Taiwan Show Planned The first Taiwan Fastener Show is being planned for October 19-20, 2010, at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung City. • Contact: Morgan...
10/20/2009 HEADLINES SHOW NEWS: China Show Doubles in Size (Courtesy China Fastener Info) Show organizers report the second China Fastener Trade Show doubled in the number of exhibiting companies and...
10/20/2009 HEADLINES FINdex Jumps Nearly 20% 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%...
10/20/2009 HEADLINES FTI Seeks Award Nominations Nominations for the fifth annual FTI Technical Achievement Awards are being sought through November 14, 2009. The winners will be announced in December. The...
10/20/2009 HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Distributor Offers 4 Jobs Sunburster Bottle Co. is looking for a Payroll Assistant, Bookkeeper/Clerk, Sales Representatives and Driver. For information and resume, please send e-mail to famelogistic222@live.com....
10/20/2009 HEADLINES OBITUARY: Hugh Martin Hugh Martin of All-Spec Fasteners died October 9, 2009....
10/20/2009 HEADLINES OBITUARY: Bill Roseberry Bill Roseberry of Central Screw died October 15, 2009....
10/20/2009 HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Acme Industrial, Arnold Industries, Atlantic Fasteners, Bisco Industries, Cardinal Fastener, Elgin Fastener Group, Falcon Metal, Met-Max Innovations, and Victory Bolt Acme Industrial Co. launched a website for...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES Obituary: Minnette Osser Minnette Osser, 78, died September 9, 2009, in San Diego from Alzheimer’s. Osser had worked in Los Angeles for Disco Industrial in the 1960s before...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES Nucor Fastener Files Antidumping Case Against Fasteners from China and Taiwan Fastener worker at Nucor Fastener facility in St. Joe, IN (courtesy Nucor Fastener). Nucor Fastener filed antidumping...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES Report: Fastener Demand in China To Top $10.8b by 2013 Demand for industrial fasteners in China will growth 10.7% annually to 74.2 billion yuan (US$10.85 billion) by 2013,...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: EIFI Confident on Stainless Tariffs With a new European Commission investigation relating to stainless steel fasteners from India and Malaysia just announced, European Industrial Fasteners Institute president...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES $100k Fine Concludes “Big Dig” Probe Powers Fasteners agreed to plead guilty to one count of making a false statement and pay a $100,000 fine in connection with...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES Steel “Velcro” Handles 35 Ton Load at 800° Celsius Spring steel hook and loop fasteners developed at the Institute of Metal Forming and Casting of the Technische Universitaet...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: NFDA Creates “International” Membership Category The National Fastener Distributors Association is adding an “international” membership category in recognition that “this is a global business now,” president Wendy...
9/28/2009 HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: After 20 Years, SEFA’s Adams Steps Down The Southeastern Fastener Association will close its office in Atlanta and board members will take over administrative duties. Kathy Adams...