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The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed 2020 and 2021 fastener trade shows to the second half of 2021, creating a crowded schedule.
• Fastener Fair USA Postponed Again - “After extensive consultation and ongoing monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made this decision with the wellbeing of all our customers and partners as our highest priority,” said Marie Brown, group VP for Reed Exhibitions.
• Cohn Sells Duncan Bolt to ESOP - Andy Cohn, a reluctant fastener “kid” who stayed 46 years in the industry, announced the sale of Duncan Bolt to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Global Fastener News

“We are one of very few fastener suppliers and manufacturers that have IATF registration, which is well recognized outside of the automotive industry as a premiere level of quality assurance,” stated CEO Marc Strandquist.
- FDI Sees Strong Finish To 2020
- MWFA Offers Virtual Introductory Course
- IFE Honors O’Keeffe, Wachman & Solt
- Grainger Names New CFO
- EDSCO Fasteners Merging With Attala Steel
- Company Diversity Topic of NFDA, YFP Webinar
- Cetin Civata and Tata International Partner To Compete for U.S. Fastener Business
- MFCS and Master Automatic Merge
- FINdex: Fastenal Sees Highest Share Growth in 2020
- Obituary: George Oshkello
- Specialty Screw Honors Zollar, Curtis
- AZZ Acquires 3rd Gen Acme Galvanizing
- WINA Forms Construction Division
- Taiwan’s China Steel Hikes Q1 Prices
- S.W. Anderson Acquires OEM Fastening

The FINdex increased 10% during the year, lower than the 12.8% rise in stock value by an index of related industrial stocks. Fastenal achieved the highest stock gain, rising 32.1% during the year.

Temporary suspensions of mines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the advancement of Indonesia’s export ban, are expected to be major contributors to decline, according to GlobalData.

Lightweight, lead-free threaded inserts for plastics are manufactured from 2024 grade aluminum.

Detroit’s big three automakers are to shut down all factories due to fears over the coronavirus.