Japan’s fastener production value in 2018 rose 2.6% to a record JPY 916.1 billion (US$8.44 billion), ChinaFastenerInfo.net reported.

The volume of production grew 2.4% to 3.28 million tons.

“Japan’s fastener production and production value grew simultaneously last year and that the production value hit record high,” according to ChinaFastenerInfo.net.