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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 flat products imports up 1% in February

March 11, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 1% from 666,000 short tons in January to 673,000 tons in February. February flat products imports in 2012 were 720,000 tons, in 2011 440,000 tons, in 2010 444,000 tons, and in 2009 548,000 tons. Cut plate imports in February almost doubled due to higher imports […]

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China crude steel production 59 million tonnes in January

March 1, 2013

China crude steel production was 59.3 million metric tonnes in January, 5% higher than in the same month last year. Comparing consecutive months, January production was 1.7 million tonnes higher than December production, a 3% rise. Chinese net exports in January were 3.8 million tonnes, 36% higher than in January 2012 but 0.4% higher than […]

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World Crude Steel Production 125 million tonnes in January

March 1, 2013

Worldsteel published January’s global crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 124.8 million tonnes in January, 0.8% higher than in January 2012. Asian production showed a strong increase between January 2012 and January 2013; China’s production increased by 4.6%, India’s by 3.8% and Japan’s by 2.7%. In contrast, the European Union […]

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US long products imports climb 86% in January

February 26, 2013

Based on reported import licenses and as predicted in my earlier post, US long products imports rose 86% from 162,000 short tons in December to 300,000 tons in January. In comparison, January long products imports in 2012 were 295,000 tons, in 2011 221,000 tons, in 2010 166,000 tons, in 2009 264,000 tons, and finally in […]

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US flat products imports fall 6% in January

February 12, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports declined 6% from 721,000 short tons in December to 681,000 tons in January. January flat products imports were 705,000 tons in 2012, 534,000 tons in 2011, 440,000 in 2010, and 532,000 tons in 2009. Hot roll imports declined by 23%, which drove the overall fall and […]

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China crude steel production 58 million tonnes in December & 709 million tonnes for 2012

February 7, 2013

China crude steel production was 57.7 million tonnes in December, 11% higher than in the same month last year. China’s full-year 2012 production was 708.8 million tonnes, which is 4% higher than 2011 output. Comparing consecutive months, December production was 0.2 million tonnes higher than November production, but due to the longer December month, average […]

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