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NEWS BRIEFS
November 27
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11/28/2012 1:09:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS STAFDA’s Orlando Convention Draws 4,236 + click to enlarge Total registration for the 36th annual Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association convention was 4,236 – four...
November 26
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11/26/2012 11:40:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Icon Fasteners Names New GM + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Andrew Plows Icon Fasteners named Andrew Plows as general manager, DIY Week reports....
November 26
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11/26/2012 2:26:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Island Dispute Dampens Japan Fastener Exports + click to enlarge Japan’s steel or iron fastener exports to China in September fell 11.5%, “which should be...
November 24
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11/24/2012 11:32:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Taiwan’s Fastener Output Forecast to Fall + click to enlarge Following “modest” growth in the opening half of 2012, Taiwan’s fastener industry is expected to...
November 21
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11/21/2012 1:42:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Fastenal Declares Special Dividend + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Fastenal Co. declared a special one-time dividend of $0.50 per share to be...
November 21
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11/23/2012 12:30:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Taiwan’s China Steel Hikes 2013 Prices + click to enlarge Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. (CSC) raised prices on rolled steel starting in 2013, prompted by...
November 20
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11/20/2012 11:55:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Asian Steel Prices Heading Up + click to enlarge Market analysts expect Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. to follow China’s lead and raise prices for the...
November 20
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11/20/2012 2:14:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Chicago Rivet Declares Double Dividend Days after marking three years of consecutive quarterly increases in fastener sales, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. declared a regular...
November 20
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11/20/2012 NEWS BRIEFS McGuire Launches New AFJ Website Mike McGuire launched a new website for American Fastener Journal. It adds a digital version of the magazine’s traditional print edition. Web: fastenerjournal.com McGuire is publisher...
November 19
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11/9/2012 1:46:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Tree Island Steel Income Improves + click to enlarge Tree Island Steel reported sales, including fasteners, declined 10% to $34 million in the third quarter...
November 19
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11/15/2012 11:29:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Shareholders Mull Lawsuits over PCC-Timet Deal + click to enlarge At least eight law firms are mulling shareholder lawsuits stemming from Precision Castparts’ pending acquisition...
November 19
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11/19/2012 2:17:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS China’s Rail Expansion To Spur Taiwan Fastener Orders + click to enlarge China’s decision to invest $85 billion in national railway construction in 2013 is...
November 19
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11/19/2012 NEWS BRIEFS The Changing Face of Taiwan’s Fastener Industry + click to enlarge + click to enlarge What issues do Taiwan fastener manufacturers face? During FIN interviews, four manufacturers...
November 16
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11/16/2012 3:09:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Thomason Machines Unveils Larger Facility + click to enlarge Rockford, IL-based Thomason Machine Works celebrates its relocation to a building three larger than their former...
November 16
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11/16/2012 10:44:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Nucor Corp. Names New CEO + click to enlarge John Ferriola Longtime Nucor Corp. CEO Dan DiMicco is stepping down. Replacing him is current COO...
November 15
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11/15/2012 12:21:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Report: Industrial Fastener Market Tops $81b By 2018 + click to enlarge The global industrial fastener market is forecast to reach US$81 billion by 2018,...
November 15
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11/15/2012 1:23:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS U.S. Fastener Imports Drop in September + click to enlarge + click to enlarge Both imports and exports of U.S. fasteners decreased in September, according...
November 15
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11/15/2012 NEWS BRIEFS Monogram Aerospace Received ISO 14001 Certification TriMas Corporation announced its Monogram Aerospace Fasteners business received ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Standard. “ISO 14001 certification is globally accepted as the Environmental Management...
November 13
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11/13/2012 1:17:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS NEFDA to Honor Carpe + click to enlarge The New England Fastener Distributors Association will induct Barry Carpe into the NEFDA Hall of Fame. Carpe, owner and president...
