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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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China crude steel production 65.5mt in January

March 4, 2015

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 65.5 million metric tonnes in January, 4.7% lower than in January 2014 and 3.8% lower than in December 2015. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in January were 9.1 million tonnes based on a record high volume of exports at 10.3 million tonnes. January net exports […]

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January world crude steel production 133.1M tonnes

March 2, 2015

Worldsteel published January’s world crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 133.1 million metric tonnes, 2.9% lower than in January 2014 and 0.5% lower than in December 2014. China accounted for 49% of world crude steel production in January with output of 65.5 million tonnes, down 4.7% compared to January 2014. […]

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US long products imports up 1% in January, licenses indicate February rise

February 20, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 1% from 353,000 short tons in December to 358,000 tons in January. Long products imports in January 2014 were 447,000 tons and in January 2013 they were 267,000 tons. There was little change in import levels because rebar imports increased by about the same volume […]

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US flat products imports increase 9% in January

February 12, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 9% from 1,333,000 short tons in December to 1,451,000 tons in January. Flat products imports in January 2014 were 921,000 tons and in January 2013 they were 666,000 tons. The rise was mainly due to an increase in hot rolled imports, while cut plate imports […]

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China crude steel production 68.1mt in December and 822.7mt in 2014

January 28, 2015

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 68.1 million metric tonnes in December, 1.5% higher than in December 2013 and showing a 4.1% increase in the average daily production rate compared to November 2014. Full-year 2014 Chinese crude production was 822.7 million tonnes, 0.9% higher than full-year 2013 output. In addition, Chinese net finished […]

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2014 world crude steel production 1.66Bn tonnes

January 27, 2015

Worldsteel published December and full-year 2014 global crude steel production on January 22nd. World crude steel production was 133.7 million tonnes in December, 0.1% higher than in December 2013. Full-year 2014 production was 1,662 million tonnes, 1.2% higher than in 2013. Chinese crude production accounted for 49.5% of full-year world output and showed a 0.9% […]

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