
Erratic U.S. tariff process clouds improved fastener market conditions, threatening nascent recovery.

Fastener sales jumped to 0.6% growth — the largest positive monthly gain since April 2023.

Portland industrial fastener distributor K.L. Jack has grown 25% annually since its founding in 1979.

Executive has 25 years of leadership experience in sales and commercial operations within the aerospace and defense sectors across EMEA & APAC.

$114.4 million deal for majority stake in Right Tight Fasteners to combine operations will forge one of the largest fastener manufacturers in India.

MEXS Vertriebs GmbH aims to set new standards in modular measurement and testing technology for fasteners.

CEO: “We are growing fast in Texas, and the (Foreign Trade Zone) status creates many advantages as the waves of new tariffs wash over us all.”

Since 2017 when the Section 232 tariffs were first considered, the Industrial Fasteners Institute has argued that tariffs on raw material imports harm downstream manufacturers and consumers, while only providing short-term relief to U.S. metals producers.

A new 10% tax on all imports from China, together with the 10% duty ordered in February, will bring the total import fee on some Chinese goods to 45%.

Fastener companies have begun raising prices to offset costs from President Donald Trump’s upcoming 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum.