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Jessica Wagner

My 15 years of steel industry experience includes consulting based in Pittsburgh, working for the former Mannesmann Demag Hüttentechnik in Duisburg, Germany, consulting based in London and now in the Milan area. I concentrate on steel and raw materials research and analysis outside the US.

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What’s up with the Italian steel industry?

May 19, 2015

Ciao nerds di acciaio! You might be interested to know that the main exhibition of the Italian steel industry Made in Steel is taking place in Milan this Wednesday through Friday (May 20-22, 2015), right beside the location of the world Expo. All the largest Italian steelmakers will be present, including flat producers Ilva and Arvedi, […]

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US flat products imports drop 21% in April

May 6, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 21% from 1,271,000 short tons in March to 1,004,000 tons in April. Flat products imports in April 2014 were 1,055,000 tons and in April 2013 they were 737,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first 4 months of 2015 were 27% higher than in […]

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Worldsteel reduces 2015 world steel consumption growth forecast

April 25, 2015

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published April 20th, Worldsteel revised its world apparent steel use (ASU) growth forecast downward. The revision decreased estimated world steel consumption growth between 2014 and 2015 from 2.0% in its October Short Range Outlook to 0.5% in the recent published figures. In addition, Worldsteel expects world ASU to […]

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China crude steel production 69.5M tonnes in March

April 24, 2015

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 69.5 million metric tonnes in March, 1.1% lower than in March 2014. Chinese crude production in the first three months of 2015 was 0.9% lower than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in March were 6.7 million tonnes, 21% higher […]

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March world crude steel production 138.0M tonnes

April 22, 2015

Worldsteel published March’s world crude steel production on April 21st. World crude steel production was 138.0 million metric tonnes, 2.6% lower than in March 2014. World output for the first quarter of 2015 was 1.4% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world crude steel production in March with […]

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US long products imports rise 45% in March

April 19, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports climbed 45% from 446,000 short tons in February to 648,000 tons in March. Long products imports in March 2014 were 410,000 tons and in March 2013 they were 310,000 tons. Long products imports for the first quarter of 2015 were 30% higher than in the same […]

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