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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 11% in November

December 19, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 11% from 207,000 short tons in October to 229,000 tons in November. November long products imports in 2013 were 3% higher than 2012 levels and year-to-November 2013 imports were 1% higher than year-to-November 2012 imports. Imports of parallel flange sections, light shapes, structural angles & […]

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US flat products imports fall 14% in November

December 11, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 14% from 806,000 short tons in October to 697,000 tons in November. November flat products imports in 2012 were 745,000 tons, in 2011 614,000 tons, in 2010 513,000 tons, in 2009 423,000 tons, and in 2008 641,000 tons. In addition, year-to-November flat products imports in […]

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October world crude steel production 134M tonnes

November 26, 2013

Worldsteel published October’s global crude steel production on November 20th. World crude steel production was 134.3 million metric tonnes, 7% higher than in October 2012 and 1% higher than in September 2013. Chinese production rose by 10% between October 2012 and 2013 to reach 65.1 million tonnes though average daily production month-on-month fell 2% between […]

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US September flat products imports 816,000 tons, October licenses incomplete

November 22, 2013

US flat products imports for September were 816,000 short tons, 3% higher than my estimate based on import licenses reported October 31st. It is impossible to predict October imports based on import licenses because the figures reported by SIMA are incomplete due to the October 1st to 16th government shutdown (see also my earlier post […]

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US September long products imports 255,000 tons, October licenses incomplete

November 22, 2013

US long products imports for September were 255,000 short tons, only 1% higher than my estimate based on import licenses reported October 24th. It is more difficult to make an estimate of October imports based on import licenses because the figures reported by SIMA appear to be have been affected by the US government shutdown […]

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China crude steel production 65.4 million tonnes in September

October 31, 2013

Chinese crude steel production was 65.4 million metric tonnes in September, 13% higher than in September 2012. Year-to-September production was 586 million tonnes, 10% higher than year-to-September production in 2012. Comparing consecutive months, September production was 1% lower than August production, but due to the shorter September month, average daily production in September was 2% […]

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