The last chance to ship before the Lunar New Year is coming up. The prices of raw materials, especially steel, keep going up, which is making the fastener industry more competitive.
Industry reports say that the cost of raw materials is one of the main things holding back the growth of the screw and fastener market. From late January to mid-March, there will be a short operational window. The 2026 Lunar New Year officially starts on February 17.
01 Problems in the Industry
When the prices of raw materials go up and down, the number of OEMs in the downstream market grows, as does the need for products that are consistent, reliable, and meet all standards.
Industries like automotive, new energy, rail transit, and engineering equipment need fasteners that are strong, don’t come loose, and don’t rust.Fastener products are expensive because of the cost of the raw materials. This means that any change in the price of the raw materials affects the price of the products and the stability of the supply chain.
As manufacturing moves away from cost-based models and toward models based on efficiency and reliability, competition in the fastener industry is changing from a single focus on price to a full competition based on manufacturing efficiency, process stability, delivery reliability, and supply chain resilience.
02 Effect of the Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year will be on February 17, 2026, but problems with the supply chain will last long after that. There are four stages to the whole impact cycle:
The pre-holiday slowdown phase starts in late January, when workers go back to their hometowns and factories slowly cut back on production. The full shutdown period is from February 10 to 25, when most manufacturing activities are basically stopped.
The first two to three weeks of March are the gradual recovery phase, when factories start up again. But most of the time, staffing levels only reach about 35% of their full potential. It will take until mid- to late-March for things to get back to normal, when production and staffing levels are back to normal.
It’s important to note that up to 25% of factory workers may not go back to their old jobs after the Spring Festival. This could lead to quality problems during the training of new employees.
03 Problems with transportation
Logistics networks have big problems during the Spring Festival. As shippers hurry to get their shipments out before the holiday shutdown, ocean freight rates usually start to rise in mid-December.
Shipping companies raise their prices almost every week or two, and they also charge Peak Season Surcharges (PSS). Air freight is under similar pressure, with demand growing by about 10% every year while capacity only grows by 2%.
People often forget that China’s domestic road transport almost completely stops during the Spring Festival. During the holiday week, trucking capacity can drop to almost nothing. While ocean and air freight are still running, land transportation from factories to ports or airports is becoming very unreliable.
04 Professional Answers
Sinsun Fastener has vertically integrated production capabilities that help them deal with the problems of raw material price changes and supply chain disruptions.
The company has its own precision-drawn wire production capacity, which lets it control the whole manufacturing process, from raw materials to finished products. This ability helps Sinsun Fastener better deal with changes in the cost of raw materials and make sure that the quality of their products stays the same.
The precision drawing process stretches hot-rolled wire to the right diameters, with tolerances kept within ±0.01mm. This level of accuracy during cold heading makes sure that the material fills evenly, which lowers the risk of cracking at the head.
Sinsun Fastener’s production lines have 8-station continuous forming machines from Taiwan (Sijin) or Germany (Nedschroef), which can control tolerances to within ±0.02mm. Swiss Hatebur planetary thread rolling machines can roll with more than 12 tons of pressure, which guarantees ISO 4g-grade accuracy for every thread.
05 Main Goods
For 19 years, Sinsun Fastener has been making self-tapping screws, self-drilling screws, and wire nails.
There are many different types of self-drilling screws to meet different needs. Some of these are universal carbon steel zinc-plated types, 304/316 stainless steel types, flat-head concealed designs, pan-head types, and more.
The company has a lot of different ways to treat surfaces, from the most common ones like phosphating and zinc plating to more specialized ones like Dacromet, Loctite, and nickel plating. You can pick these treatments based on what the project needs and how much money you have.
06 Guide to Action
With the Spring Festival shutdown coming up and the prices of raw materials changing, buyers need to do things to keep their supply chains stable.
To make sure that production is finished before the Spring Festival, it is important to confirm orders by January 20th. You might still get your order before the holiday if you confirm it by January 25th;
Orders that are confirmed after February 5 will be made after the holidays, and delivery is expected to happen between mid-March and late March.
Buyers need to check their current stock levels right away, figure out how much stock they will need in the next 6 to 8 weeks, and double-check the supplier’s final order and shipment deadlines.
Companies that use just-in-time production models, like car makers and electronics makers, may have problems with their supply chains during the Spring Festival. These companies need to plan ahead to make sure they have enough safety stock.
07 Promise of Quality
Sinsun Fastener checks the quality of everything from raw materials to finished products. Only high-quality C1022A material is chosen as the raw material. Automated inspection tools are used on production lines to make sure that products meet international standards like DIN, ASTM, and JIS.
The company’s inspection items include spectral analysis (material composition deviation ≤±0.5%), drilling force testing (which simulates the penetration of a 4mm Q235 steel plate), and torque testing. Salt spray testing lasts for 1000 hours, which means that the product won’t rust in harsh conditions.
With a monthly production capacity of 3000 tons, orders can be filled quickly and reliably. Usually, color box packaging ships within 30 days, and bulk packaging ships within 20 days. Our factory on-site lets us control everything from raw materials to heat treatment, which ensures that the quality is always the same and the delivery times are always the same.
The inventory management system at Sinsun Fastener’s Tianjin warehouse shows that stocks of self-tapping and self-drilling screws that are used a lot are running out quickly. The production planning department has pushed back the pre-Spring Festival production schedule to February 10th, which is three days longer than in previous years.
The logistics department of the company is in charge of making sure that the last shipments before the holidays leave from major ports by February 15. After the holidays, production planning goes on until mid-March, and delivery times for new orders are usually pushed back to 4–6 weeks.
During the Spring Festival, global supply chains will be disrupted for weeks. Companies that planned ahead and built strong relationships with trustworthy suppliers will do well in the first quarter of the year.
Post time: Jan-12-2026