The European Commission approved definitive antidumping duties of up to 86.5% on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from China, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.
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February 22
22:28
2022
Importers bringing in circumvented product “will almost certainly be caught and pay the consequences in the end,” Matten predicted.
February 22
21:07
2022
“Don’t hold out hope for the U.S.’s stainless steel shortage to get better until you know of new supply coming online,” guest columnists wrote in AgMetalMiner.com. “This is a long-term, painful shortage.”
February 22
20:52
2022
Founded in 1952, Etanco supplies fasteners, connectors, anchors and safety solutions for roofing, cladding, façade, waterproofing and solar applications for the construction market throughout Europe.
January 18
23:33
2022
The FIN Fastener Stock Index increased 25.1% in 2021 during a tumultuous year that saw international shipping rates skyrocket. Nucor Corp. topped the FINdex, capitalizing on its position as a domestic steel manufacturer amid U.S. tariffs on steel imports.
January 18
23:07
2022
“The automotive industry is shifting to electric and autonomous vehicles, and we want to actively contribute to this extraordinary transition.”
January 18
22:49
2022
“The lead times out of Asia have increased significantly during Covid and freight costs and container issues has meant that we had to react and onshore more product.”
January 18
21:39
2022
Rich & Hunt were earlier named as Women in the Fastener Industry 2021 honorees.
December 20
23:32
2021
Three years after the U.S. placed 25% tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods, including fasteners, importers and customers continue to pay more for products, with little relief in sight.
December 20
23:09
2021
“At a time when customers want components faster than ever before, businesses need to be able to quickly source a variety of parts from a single provider,” stated MW CEO Simon Newman.
December 20
22:36
2021
“While past commentary focused on freight delays, container shortages, and shortages of imported material, labor seemed to be the biggest irritant this month, cited by nearly all respondents,” writes R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey.
November 20
21:10
2021
The European Commission signaled its intention to apply definitive antidumping duties of up to 89.8% on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from China, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.
November 09
23:49
2021
The U.S. and European Union have agreed to end a dispute over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs imposed in 2018, averting a spike in EU retaliatory tariffs, Reuters reports.
November 09
22:43
2021
Founded in 1983 by the late Doug Adams, EFC is a global supplier of specialty engineered metal and plastic fasteners and other component parts to OEMs and distributors.
November 09
21:37
2021
“Relief will not be until 2023, at best,” panelist Danielle Riggs told the joint conference of the Southwestern Fastener Association and Pacific-West Fastener Association.
November 09
20:35
2021
Taiwan fastener exports to the U.S. rose 19.6% to 348,811 kg in the first half of 2021 despite strong headwinds from global shipping bottlenecks, Fastener World reports.
October 05
23:29
2021
Attendee traffic may have been thin, but fewer exhibitors helped the 40th International Fastener Expo in Las Vegas feel less empty.
October 05
22:47
2021
Twice a manufacturer's rep, Rick Rudolph has been a manufacturer and distributor too.
October 05
21:29
2021
O’Keefe, Hearn, Boyd & Rittner offer HR tips to the National Fastener Distributors Association.
October 05
20:20
2021
Declining Fastener Distributor Index in August reflects “lower employment levels and a softer seasonally adjusted sales index,” according to R.W. Baird analyst David Manthey.
