Top Fastener Headlines of 2016
There are hundreds of stories annually in Fastener Industry News. Here are some of the top headlines from 2016.
These headlines do not include Acquisitions, which will be summarized in the coming days.
Come back this weekend for a summary of the first three quarters for Fastener Stocks in 2016 and Wednesday for the full year FINindex summarizing Fastener Stock performance for the full year.
January 2016
Alcoa Signs $2.5 Billion Boeing Deal for Fasteners
FINdex Fastener Stocks Decline in 2015
U.S. Fastener Exports Continue to Grow
FIN Survey: Moderate Fastener Sales & Profits in 2015
WTO Faults EU’s Fastener Tariffs Against China
Würth North American Sales Up Nearly a Third; Worldwide Up 9%
February 2016
Aerospace and Automotive Fastener Segment Sales Rise
U.S. Fastener Exports Flat, Imports Up for 2015
Taiwan Monitoring Exports to Avoid Transshipment Problems
New Owners Seek to Expand NIFMSE Attendee, Exhibitor Base
IFI Tech Connection Adds Search Tools
March 2016
EU to Drop Fastener Anti-Dumping Duties
Manufacturing Secrets Can Be Stolen on Flash Drives
Rocknel to Expand With City Help
Fastener Foundation Taking Pro-Active Role
April 2016
New NIFMSE Owners: Who Aren’t You Seeing at the Show?
Fastener Executives Jailed for Bribery in Apple Case
Metals Groups Oppose Market Designation for China
Will Future Skyscrapers Be Glued Together?
May 2016
Hagan: Fastener Company Acquisitions Highest in 8 Years
FINdex Fastener Stocks Decline in 2015
Fastener Prices Rising Based on Cost Jump at China’s Steel
IFI Honors Greenslade, Hay With Soaring Eagle Awards
Ogletree at SFA: How to Combine 2 Companies
Rodriguez to SFA: ‘Know Your Egress’ to Escape Workplace Violence Situation
June 2016
PennEngineering Wins Patent Injunction Against 3 Pemco Companies
U.S. Industrial Fasteners Demand to Top $15 Billion
Metals Service Center Calls for Steel Tariffs, Continuing China’s ‘Non-Market’ Status
State Seeks to Halt Oil Trains After Lag Bolt ‘Failures’
MTM Robotics Signs Deal with Airbus
Nelson Fastener Systems Formed With 6 Manufacturers
ITC Bans Viraj of India From Shipping to the U.S.
Japan Steelmaker Plans $50 Million Indiana Wire Facility
EU Introduces Fastener Import Licensing
July 2016
Trifast Eyes Electric Car Market for Growth
Vossloh Wins Rail Fastening Order
Will Skyscrapers Be Glued Together?
Fastener Inspection Machine Firm Faces Sentencing for Selling to Iranian Company
August 2016
Rockford Products Closing, Laying Off 171
Rotor Clip eBook Promotes Manufacturing Careers
Poised to Set booth Record, NIFMSE Adds Programs to Encourage Attendees
Strong Supply Chain Boosts Taiwan’s Fastener Industry
U.S. Regulators Probe Subsea Oil-Well Bolt Failures
September 2016
Brighton-Best International Going Public in Taiwan
South Africa Eyes Fastener Tariffs
New Stanley SPRs Target North American Automotive Market
Rockford Cold Forging Academy to Train Next Generation Workforce
Pac-West: Nickel, Steel & Freight Rates Causing Uncertainty in Fastener Pricing
Industrial Fasteners Market Growth at 5.3%
October 2016
Pac-West: Nickel, Steel & Freight Rates Causing Uncertainty in Fastener Pricing
Industrial Fasteners Market Growth at 5.3%
How the Hanjin Bankruptcy Affects the Fastener Industry
September Typhoons Miss Taiwan Fastener Plants
EU to Strenghen Trade Regulations
NIFMSE HoF Inducts Star Stainless’ Wheeler
KLX Inc. Plans New HQ
Würth Service Supply Building New HQ
Bader to Pac-West: Appoint a Dead Stock Manager
November 2016
NIFMSE Booth, Overall Registration Numbers Set Records for 2016
Moss at STAFDA: Labor Shortage Should Scare You
St. John to Be First Woman STAFDA President
O’Keeffe at NFDA: The 8 Stages of the Company Lifecycle
Zehnder at NFDA: ‘Looks Matter’ at Fastener Companies
December 2016
U.S. Fastener Demand Growth Slower Than Global Rate
Taiwan’s China Steel Corp.HikesPrices 12.4%
Rockford Machinery to Be Auctioned
‘Blue Collar’ Does Not Excuse Sexual Harassment
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