ASIAN NEWS April Fastener Trade Show in Suzhou The fifth Fastener Trade Show will be staged at the International Expo Center, Suzhou 8th O V – 9th April 2011.


rganisers ChinaFastener.info are aiming to have 400 exhibitors presenting fasteners, machinery, tooling, surface treatment and raw materials to an anticipated 10,000 visitors. The organisers quote the recent Freedonia World Fastener report to emphasise that Chinese fastener output is expected to rise faster than the country’s demand through to 2014, at which time China is expected to become the world’s largest fastener manufacturer.


The exhibition will be categorised into different ‘trade zones’ including construction, general fasteners, export oriented


enterprises, and fasteners for machinery, automotive, hardware and electrical market sectors. Suzhou, one of the major cities in the Yangtze River Delta, is 80 kilometres from Shanghai and is served by a high-speed rail link


taking 35 minutes. The International Expo Center is located in the Suzhou Industrial Park, developed cooperatively between the Chinese and Singaporean governments.


TIFI meeting in December


Under the chairmanship of Mr Joe Chen, The Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute met at the Grand Hi-Lai Hotel, Kaihsiung on 24th


December.


IP guests included Mr. J.C Tsou, chairman of China Steel Corporation, the chairman of Taiwan CSC, and Mr. Qi-Chuan Huang, chairman of Metal Industries Research & Development Center (MIRDC). Dr.


Dong-Yih Lin (professor of the department of chemical and materials engineering and head of the Fastener and Steel Research Center at the National University of Kaohsiung) and professor Gow-Yi Tzou (provost of Kao Yuan University and head of the Research Center of Fasteners Industry Technology) made presentations to the meeting on the theme of the opportunities for the Taiwan fastener industry under global competition and ways to further develop skills in the industry sector.


Source: Fastener World Magazine


Bi-metal screw demand benefits Sheh Kai


The rapidly increasing demand for bi-metal screws, driven by a recovering stainless steel construction market and growth in solar panel installations in Europe, is benefiting Taiwan Sheh Kai Precision Co., Ltd., which reported 68% year on year growth for 2010 reaching sales equivalent to approximately 20 million euros.


T T he three-day event, which finished on 31st - 10th


he company has invested NT$100 million (2.6 million euros) in a third factory expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2011. Monthly production of bi-metal screws is expected to increase from 12 million to 30 million pieces. Following two years of research and development Sheh Kai


began delivery of its new bi-metal concrete bolts during the final quarter 2010.


Source: Fastener World Magazine Indian Hardware Trade Show pleased with debut


The first India International Hardware Show, organised jointly between Koelnmesse YA Tradefair and Sourcing Hardware magazine at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, featured 60 exhibitors.


October 2010, attracted 14 international exhibitors from Germany, China, Taiwan, Sri


Lanka, Italy and the UK. It reported total visitors at 2,428 but stressed the trade only profile of the show, which most exhibitor reports confirmed meant the quality of the visitors was very good. Deepak Gupta, editor and publisher of Sourcing Hardware magazine, commented: “The India International Hardware Show is marked by its unique positioning, of a pure trade event. This fact differentiates it from other events in the building products industry. By targeting a very specific segment of


volume buyers and specifiers, we are ensuring that our exhibitors are not swamped by vast crowds, and their participation results in development of new business prospects and contacts”. The next edition of IIHS is scheduled for 8th


September 2011 in Mumbai. San Shing expects stronger sales in 2011


Reporting 2010 sales up 69% at NT$4.565 billion (118 million euros) San Shing Fastech predicted further sales growth in 2011 on the basis it already has orders through until the end of June. 95% of sales were to the European, US and Japanese export markets. 73% of sales were generated by its nuts business, 9.4% from bolts and screws; and 10.2% from wire and processing.


32 Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 67 January 2011


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