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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 drop 21% in June

July 22, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports declined 21% from 639,000 short tons in May to 506,000 tons in June. This can be compared to 252,000 tons of flat products imports in June 2009. The decline was driven by hot rolled imports which dropped by 107,000 tons due to lower imports from a […]

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US long products imports fall 9% in June

July 21, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports declined 9% from 236,000 short tons in May to 214,000 tons in June. This can be compared to long products imports of 105,000 tons in June 2009, 269,000 tons in June 2008 and 496,000 tons in June 2007. The decline was driven by lower wire rod […]

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US long products imports decline 12% in May

June 17, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports dropped 12% from 273,000 short tons in April to 239,000 tons in May. This can be compared to long products imports of 98,000 tons in May 2009, 242,000 tons in May 2008 and 591,000 in May 2007. The decline in May was driven by a 48,000 […]

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US flat products imports increase 8% in May

June 9, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports climbed 8% in May compared to preliminary April census data. Imports increased from 556,000 short tons to 602,000 tons. This can be compared to 350,000 of flat products imports in May 2009. The increase was driven by hot roll imports which rose 17% to 354,00 tons […]

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US long products imports climb 27% in February

March 16, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports climbed 27% from 166,000 short tons in January to 210,000 tons in February. Long products imports in February 2009 were 115,000 tons and in February 2008 they were 330,000 tons. Wire rod and rebar showed the biggest gains. Wire rod imports in February were 38,000 tons […]

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US flat products imports climb 6% in February

March 10, 2010

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 6% from 432,000 short tons in January to 456,000 tons in February. This can be compared to 548,000 tons of flat products imports in February 2009. Hot rolled imports showed the highest import volume gain by rising 20,000 tons in February while cut plate had […]

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