The original tariff of 10% will continue for a “substantial period of time because we have to make sure that if we do the deal with China that China lives by the deal,” U.S. President Donald Trump stated in late March.
HEADLINES
March 25
08:24
2019
Flat safety washers, miniature screw threader, and thread-forming screws for thin sheet metal were the 2019 new product winners announced at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.
March 25
06:07
2019
Mike Bailey of Nucor Fastener, Marc Strandquist of Würth Industry North America, Field CEO Bill Derry spoke on the “Future of Fastener Distribution” during the joint conference of the NFDA, Mid-West Fastener Association and Pacific-West Fastener Association in San Diego.
March 25
04:49
2019
The manufacturer has had only two locations – moving from the original plant to Fairfield, NJ, in 1958.
March 25
04:00
2019
South Africa notified the WTO of investigation, which started March 1. Interested parties have 20 days to submit information.
March 25
03:17
2019
“Stabilization or further moderation in the FDI could be more likely than acceleration from here,” according to R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey.
March 25
02:39
2019
75 exhibitors booked for June 4-6, 2019, biennial trade show in Rosemont, IL.
March 25
02:05
2019
The city of Elyria, OH, is expected to gain “nearly 100 manufacturing jobs, another 130,000 square feet of manufacturing space and millions in investment,” writes Dave O’Brien of the Chronicle-Telegram.
March 25
02:04
2019
The Social will be 5pm to 8pm, Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Independence, OH.
March 25
01:29
2019
Auto Bolt Company named Libby Beattie to inside sales and Pete Drury senior tool engineer. Beattie has 25 years experience in customer service/quoting, including the last eight years in the...
March 25
00:21
2019
“Your competitors are afraid to change,” stated consultant Dirk Beveridge of UnleashWD. You need to be willing to open up your eyes and ask, “Why?”
March 25
00:16
2019
At the MWFA/NFDA/Pac-West conference in San Diego, the companies agreed to donate $100 a month for one year and “they challenge you to join with them to raise funds for this worthy cause that benefits everyone in the industry.”
March 04
23:05
2019
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it would move to formally suspend a scheduled tariff increase on Chinese goods “until further notice,” Reuters reports.
March 04
22:39
2019
Steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these investigations are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25% of their total actual length and produced in China, India, Taiwan and Thailand.
March 04
21:17
2019
How ready are you for a change in your company? Dr. Nathan Baxter asked the Southwestern Fastener Association. “It starts with a change of company culture,” he advised.
March 04
20:50
2019
Founded in 1976 with 3 employees in a 3,000 sq ft warehouse, Lynchburg, VA-based IPC supplies fasteners and related production components to the OEM market, with warehouses in Virginia, Mississippi, Nebraska, and China.
March 04
20:39
2019
The deal, which included the associated Arconic (Huck) distribution rights, was finalized on December 31.
March 04
19:44
2019
“This investment will enable Bossard to consolidate its presence on the German market,” the group stated.
March 04
19:10
2019
The Southwestern Fastener Association board has been struggling with direction, as most of the eight regional fastener associations have.
March 04
18:36
2019
“It’s caused us major, major chaos,” Dexter Fastener Technologies VP Jim Cremering told The Detroit News. "We got exemptions for some, but not others. It doesn’t make sense.”
