FIN SURVEY “The strong survived and will be better positioned to be more profitable.” “For those of us who have...
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FIN SURVEY At what percent of capacity did you operate at in 2009? At 59.3% manufacturers’ 2009 Operating Capacity was...
FIN SURVEY Nearly six in 10 fastener companies reported stable prices in 2009, while 19.5% said prices fell an average...
FIN SURVEY Though still below averages of recent years, the economic confidence of fastener executives edged up at the end...
FIN SURVEY More than three quarters of FIN Survey participants reported their company did not give pay raises in 2009....
FIN SURVEY More than 65% of fastener companies participating in the End of 2009 FIN Survey reported layoffs in 2009, including...
FIN SURVEY Distributor inventory turns continued to decline in 2009, with the inventory index dropping 23% to 3.2 from 4.2...
FIN SURVEY For the fifth straight year, the level of capital investment in the fastener industry continued to drop during...
FIN SURVEY Please rate your company’s current performance, with 10 as record growth and profits and 0 as bankruptcy. The FIN...
FIN SURVEY Confidence in the White House and U.S. Congress on business issues slipped again at the end of 2009...
FIN SURVEY Costs moderated last year as the global economy sought footing to stage a recovery. Nearly 50% of survey...
Jason Sandefur Japan Power Fastening Co. reported sales dropped 3% to 10.6 billion yen (US$118.4 million) during 2008, down 300...
Jason Sandefur Nearly 70% of fastener companies saw orders drop in the final quarter of 2008, including 40% of fastener...
John Wolz The 2009 Fastener Fair Stuttgart will move to the new Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre adjacent to the airport....
John Wolz The China Fastener Industry Association issued a statement expressing its “strong indignation” toward the European Union’s anti-dumping tariffs...
Jason Sandefur About 50% of fastener companies participating in the End of 2008 FIN Survey reported sales growth during 2008,...
Jason Sandefur After holding steady for two straight years, the rate of cost increases dropped in 2008, with 59% of...
Jason Sandefur Fastener Prices More than four in 10 fastener companies plan price cuts in the first six months of...
John Wolz The rise in the cost of steel and fasteners, the ability to pass along price increases and then...
Jason Sandefur Fastener manufacturers reported fourth-quarter orders fell, with 70% of participants recounting projections. Nearly 20% of manufacturers said Q4...