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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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China results for September: crude production down 3% and exports up 19%

October 25, 2009

Chinese crude steel production fell 3% from 52.3 million metric tonnes in August to 50.7 million tonnes in September. This is 28% higher than September 2008 crude production. Finished steel exports continued to climb, rising by 19% to 2.47 million tonnes. In comparison, September 2008 finished steel exports were 6.7 million tonnes. Net finished steel […]

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US long products imports rise 7% in September

October 16, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 7% from 125,000 short tons in August to 134,000 tons in September. September 2008 long products imports were 233,000 tons. Merchant bar, light shapes and beam imports all increased, with beam imports rising by 189% to 20,000 tons due to rises from Luxembourg, Spain and […]

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US flat products imports rise 30% in September

October 15, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 30% from 353,000 short tons in August to 458,000 tons in September. This compares to flat products imports of 816,000 tons in September when we started collecting flat products license data. Flat rolled imports have been rising continuously since a June 2009 low of 252,000 […]

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China results for August: crude production up 3% and exports up 15%

October 1, 2009

Chinese crude steel production rose 3% from 50.7 million metric tonnes in July to 52.3 million tonnes in August. This is 23% higher than August 2008 production. Finished steel exports continued the climb started in June by increasing 15% in August to 2.08 million tonnes. In comparison, last year’s August exports were 7.68 million tonnes. […]

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US long products imports rise 26% in August

September 18, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 26% from 104,000 short tons in July to 131,000 tons in August. This is the highest level since March 2009 when long products imports were 168,000 tons, but it is below August 2008 imports of 232,000 tons. Wire rod imports increased 121% from 33,000 tons […]

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US flat products imports rise 27% in August

September 18, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 27% from 291,000 short tons in July to 369,000 tons in August. This compares to flat products imports of 816,000 tons in September 2008 when we started collecting flat products license data. Hot dip galvanized imports showed the only decline from 68,000 tons in July […]

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