9/24/2012 1:35:00 AM
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China On Pace for 7.8% Growth in Fasteners
China’s metal fastener output reached an estimated 2,679,669.29 tons in the first six months of 2012, ChinaFastener.Info reports.
At that pace, China is on track to increase its fastener output by as much as 7.8% in 2012. China produced 4.97 million tons of metal fasteners in 2011.
Zhejiang province was the leading fastener producer, totaling 923,248.59 tons in the first half of 2012.
Rounding out the top five producers were Hebei (444,557.95 tons); Sichuan (241,506 tons); Jiangsu (237,804.98 tons); and Shandong (176,415.29 tons), according to ChinaFastener.Info.
For June China’s fastener output reached 551,049.61 tons. During the month Zhejiang production reached 179,702 tons; Hebei (126,888 tons); Jiangsu (43,404 tons); Shandong (38,912 tons); and Sichuan (37,304 tons).
In 2011 Zhejiang province was the leading producer, with 1.83 million tons — about 37% of the overall total. ©2012 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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