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Top Fastener Headlines of 2016

December 29
19:25 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%

Würth Adams Opens New HQ

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

Fasteners Face Lighter Future

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%

ASTM, IFI Renew Bolt Group

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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