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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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US long products imports rise 31% in August

September 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses and after a last month’s fall of about 20%, US long products imports rose 31% from 314,000 short tons in July to 411,000 tons in August. August 2014 imports were 45% higher than in August 2013, and in addition, January-to-August 2014 imports were 22% higher than in the same period […]

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US flat products imports fall 19% in August

September 11, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 19% from 1,359,000 short tons in July to 1,101,000 tons in August. Flat products imports in August 2013 were 767,000 tons and in August 2012 they were 695,000 tons. Year-to-August flat products imports were 60% higher than in the same period last year, with cold […]

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China crude steel production 68.3M tonnes in July

September 2, 2014

Crude steel production in China was 68.3 million metric tonnes in July, 4.4% higher than in July 2013 but 4.6% lower on an average daily basis compared to June 2014. January-to-July crude production for 2014 was 4.8% higher than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports in July were 6.9 million […]

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July world crude steel production 137M tonnes

September 2, 2014

Worldsteel published July’s global crude steel production on August 20th. World crude steel production was 136.8 million metric tonnes, 3% higher than in July 2013. Production for the months of January to July 2014 was also 3% higher than in the same period last year. In July, China accounted for 50% of world production with […]

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US long products imports fall 20% in July

August 23, 2014

Based on reported import licenses and as predicted in last month’s post, US long products imports dropped 20% from 381,000 short tons in June to 306,000 tons in July. July 2014 imports were 4% lower than in July 2013, and in addition, January-to-July 2014 imports were 19% higher than in the same period last year. […]

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US flat products imports climb 15% in July

August 14, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat product imports increased 15% from 1,160,000 short tons in June to 1,336,000 tons in July. Flat products imports in July, 2013 were 678,000 tons and in July, 2012 they were 798,000 tons. January-to-July flats imports were 63% higher than in the same period last year, with cold rolled […]

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