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December 3, 2012
Dry Cleaners Not Seeing Impact from Hanger Tariffs or Somehow Offsetting Costs: Analyst

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dry cleaners either not seeing major impact or somehow offsetting additional costs of hanger tariffs: analyst

RALEIGH, N.C. — Financial information company Sageworks reports that privately owned dry cleaners and launderers anticipating higher costs for hangers due to anti-dumping tariffs are either not yet seeing a major impact or are somehow offsetting the additional costs, based on preliminary analysis.

Trade rulings this summer regarding steel wire hangers made in Vietnam as well as similar tariffs on hangers made in Taiwan could push hanger costs higher.

“Whatever may happen to their costs going forward, our data doesn’t show that increasing costs have been much of a problem for private dry cleaners or laundry services in the past few years,” says Sageworks analyst Libby Bierman. “Profit margins have been increasing or at least holding steady for the past few years.”

There has been an emphasis on recycling programs to help alleviate cleaners’ hanger expenses. For example, members of the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute have reportedly recycled 25 million hangers.

December 6, 2011
Bryan Steam Receives UL Environmental Claims Validation

PERU, Ind. — Bryan Steam reports that it has received UL environmental claims validation for its Triple-Flex™ (patent pending) Ultra-High Efficiency Condensing Boilers.

The boilers feature flexible stainless-steel tubes, minimum thermal efficiency of 90% with 160 F return, and 180 F supply at maximum input. Efficiencies up to 99% are achievable with lower return water temperatures as found in new building designs, Bryan says.

Bryan Steam offers boilers in sizes from 250,000 to 25,200,000 Btuh input, plus a variety of related equipment accessories.

February 8, 2010
Coalition Says Foreign Hanger Manufacturers Are Evading Antidumping Order

WASHINGTON — A coalition of U.S. manufacturers has compiled evidence that certain foreign companies subject to antidumping orders, including wire hanger manufacturers, are costing the U.S. Treasury at least $84 million annually by deliberately evading import duties.

April 8, 2009
Life & Times in The Industry: Personal Memories from Those Who Were There

The idea of metal press pads was one Morris Rosenthal had while in the laundry business. Every Saturday, the pads needed to be changed because they were made of cotton and burned out in a week’s time. He went to the local hardware store and bought some steel wool, formed some padding and put them on the presses. Presto — the pads lasted for weeks.

April 21, 2008
Drycleaners Hit Hard By Hanger Prices

CHICAGO — An overwhelming 86.8% of operators report that the price of hangers has gone up in the last month, according to the most recent survey appearing in the Wire, since the Commerce Department instituted preliminary tariffs on steel wire hangers made in China.

March 24, 2008
DOC Moves on Dumping, Hanger Prices Headed Up

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a preliminary determination last week that Chinese producers are dumping wire hangers on the U.S. market, and may levy tariffs of up to 221% on imports.