Freedonia Focus Reports World Collection

World Industrial Fasteners

September 2012

World Overview and Forecasts Demand by Product | Demand by Market | Production Trends

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Industry Structure Industry Composition | Industry Leaders| Additional Company Cited www.freedoniafocus.com

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Regional Trends and Forecasts Regional Demand Overview | North America | Western Europe | Asia/Pacific Other Regions

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WORLD INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Sources
World Industrial Fasteners is based on a comprehensive industry study published by The Freedonia Group in September 2012. Reported findings represent the synthesis and analysis of data from various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including: firms participating in the industry government/public agencies national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations trade associations and their publications the business and trade press The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated June 2012 the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group. Specific sources are listed in the Resources section of this publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Scope & Method

This report analyzes global supply of and demand for industrial or mechanical fasteners. Total product demand and shipments are provided in US dollars at the manufacturers level, and total demand is segmented in terms of: standard externally threaded other standard, including internally threaded, nonthreaded, and application-specific fasteners aerospace-grade. Excluded from the scope of this report are nails, brads, spikes, tacks, and related items as well as adhesives and other joining/bonding products, although these are discussed for their potential impact on fastener demand. Nonindustrial types such as buttons, paperclips, and zippers are also excluded. Total demand is also segmented in terms of market by: motor vehicle original equipment manufacture (OEM) machinery OEM other OEM maintenance/repair/operations (MRO) construction.

2012 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

WORLD INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS Additionally, total demand, total shipments, and the various segments are provided by region: North America Western Europe Asia/Pacific other regions. Total demand, total shipments, and the various regional and market segments are sized at five-year intervals for historical years 2006 and 2011 with a forecast to 2016. Forecasts emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected progression/impact over the forecast period. Five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) are provided to illustrate product trends between reported years and to facilitate comparisons among the various segments. Demand forecasts are the illustration of underlying trends extrapolated to a particular year. To recognize such trends and for the sake of brevity, CAGRs may be expressed as annual growth in the narrative of this report. However, as historical trends may demonstrate, demand in any given year, including a forecast year, may exhibit volatility and depart from the underlying trend. Demand in US dollars reflects local-currency inflation from period to period, including to the forecast year. Furthermore, US dollar values represent current, average-annual exchange rates between local currencies and the US dollar for the historical periods, including the base year. The forecast year, however, assumes the same exchange rate used for the base year.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes: NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System
326199 332722 All Other Plastics Product Mfg Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Mfg

SIC
Standard Industry Codes
3089 3452 Plastics Products, NEC Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets, & Washers

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2012 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.