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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 climb 24% in January

February 19, 2011

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 24% from 171,000 short tons in December to 212,000 tons in January. This can be compared to 166,000 tons in January 2010, 264,000 tons in January 2009, and 385,000 tons in January 2008. The increase was driven by wire rod imports, which rose by almost […]

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US flat products imports fall 4% in January

February 12, 2011

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 4% from 547,000 short tons in December to 527,000 tons in January. This can be compared to imports of 405,000 tons in December 2009 and 474,000 tons in December 2008. Imports of all product categories fell except for hot dip galvanized which increased by 16,000 […]

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US long products imports decline 6% in December

January 20, 2011

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 6% from 189,000 short tons in November to 178,000 tons in December. This can be compared to 166,000 tons in December 2009, 178,000 tons in December 2008, and 207,000 tons in December 2007. The drop was driven by a 16,000 ton decline in wire rod […]

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US flat products imports fall 6% in December

January 16, 2011

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports declined 6% from 513,000 short tons in November to 481,000 tons in December. This can be compared to 405,000 tons in December 2009 and 474,000 tons in December 2008. Hot dip galvanized imports fell the most, dropping by 22,000 tons due to significant declines from Korea […]

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US long products imports up 3% in November

December 20, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 3% from 179,000 short tons in October to 184,000 tons in November. This can be compared to long products imports of 99,000 tons in November 2009, 173,000 tons in November 2008, and 235,000 tons in November 2007. Rebar, beams, and structural angles and channels imports […]

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US flat products imports rise 11% in November

December 13, 2010

Based on reported import licenses and after dropping about the same amount in October, US flat products imports increased 11% from 509,000 short tons to 564,000 tons in November. This can be compared to 423,000 tons in November 2009 and 641,000 tons in November 2008. Hot rolled imports rose the most, by 65,000 tons, driven […]

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