12/14/2010 HEADLINES The World Trade Organization ruled that European Union duties on fasteners from China break international trade rules in many cases and should be revised. The ruling “marks...
NEWS BRIEFS
December 14
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8/21/2010 9:30:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Spirol Int’l Names Koehl as CEO Spirol International named Jeffrey F. Koehl as chairman and CEO, and William R. Hunt as president and COO of...
December 14
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12/9/2010 11:55:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Former Textron Fastening Systems Exec Named Plastics CEO Mold-Masters Ltd. named William (Bill) Barker as its new CEO. Barker, 60, has spent over 20...
December 14
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12/13/2010 11:01:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Grainger Reports Sales Boost in November Grainger reported daily sales jumped 14% in November, including a 2 percentage point contribution from acquisitions and a 1...
December 14
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12/14/2010 12:21:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS BE Aerospace Names New President and COO BE Aerospace President and COO Michael Baughan is resigning “to actively pursue other opportunities,” the company reported. ...
December 14
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12/14/2010 12:36:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Report: Expect Price Hike for Wire Rod Exports Analysts say Japan’s integrated steelmakers will increase prices by US$50 to US$100 per ton for wire rod...
December 13
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12/13/2010 12:19:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Holo-Krome ‘Back From The Brink’ Former Holo-Krome facility in West Harford, CT In the months since Fastenal acquired it, socket head fastener manufacturer Holo-Krome has been revitalized....
December 10
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12/10/2010 9:46:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS B/E Aerospace Secures New $750m Credit Deal Amid Acquisitions B/E Aerospace said it has prepaid the $343 million outstanding balance on its existing bank term...
December 10
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12/10/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Pac-West Partners with NFDA for Financial Analysis and Industry Benchmarking Program The Pacific-West Fastener Association and the National Fastener Distributors Association are offering an online tool that...
December 10
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12/11/2010 10:06:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Analyst Cautions on ITW Stock Trend Shares of Illinois Tool Works ended the December 10 trading session lower by $0.08 or -0.16% from its previous...
December 09
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12/9/2010 12:17:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Fastener Exports – And Imports – Between U.S. & Taiwan Hit Double Digits Taiwan’s fastener export value for Q3 achieved a 9% sequential gain to...
December 08
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12/8/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Rail Fastener Producer Amsted Eyes New U.S. Production Fastener and undercarriage rail components manufacturer Amsted Rail may reopen its Alabama wheel manufacturing facility in Jefferson County after...
December 08
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12/8/2010 7:37:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Aerospace Products S.E. Awarded Full-Service Air Force Contract Aerospace Products S.E. Inc. won a contract award which extends and expands APSE’s existing work as a...
December 08
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12/8/2010 2:00:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Alcoa Promotes Former AFS President Jarrault Alcoa named current Engineered Products COO Olivier Jarrault to be president of Alcoa Engineered Products and Solutions, succeeding William...
December 08
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12/8/2010 NEWS BRIEFS Tools Automate Deburring of Chamfered Through-Holes Innovations in cutting, edge breaking, and deburring tools are making hand benching operations a thing of the past, Design World reports....
December 06
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12/6/2010 8:03:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Acklands-Grainger Acquiring Industrial Products Grainger’s Canadian division, Acklands-Grainger, agreed to acquire the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick business of Wolseley Industrial Products (Amalgamated) Inc., a...
December 06
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12/6/2010 9:18:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Würth Service Supply Receives ISO 14001 Certification Würth Service Supply Inc. received ISO 14001 certification for four locations: Indianapolis, Atlanta, Grand Rapids, MI, and Greenville,...
December 04
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12/4/2010 8:46:00 AM Taiwan’s China Steel Increasing Domestic Wire Rod Production Taiwan’s China Steel Corporation will increase wire rod supply due to demand for high strength and alloy steel wire...
December 03
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12/3/2010 12:58:00 PM NEWS BRIEFS Report: UK Industrial Fastener Demand To Top $1.12b by 2015 Non threaded fasteners UK’s fastest growing market Industrial fastener demand in the UK will grow...
December 03
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12/3/2010 8:45:00 AM NEWS BRIEFS Lucas: Importers Fuel Domestic Manufacturing Much is made of trade disputes between Western countries and Asia over imports. But importer Rob Lucas, president of Hong...
