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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 July: crude production up 3% and net exports turn positive

August 17, 2009

Chinese crude steel production rose 3% from 49.43 million metric tonnes in June to 50.68 million tonnes in July. This is 13% higher than July 2008 production. Net finished steel exports became positive after three negative months due to a 27% rise in finished exports to 1.81 million tonnes and a lower rise in finished […]

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US flat products imports rise 12% in July

August 15, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 12% from 252,000 short tons in June to 282,000 tons in July. This compares to flat products imports of 816,000 tons in September 2008 when we started collecting flat products license data. Hot rolled imports increased by 23% to 146,000 tons and hot dip galvanized […]

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US long products imports rise 4% in July

August 14, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 4% from 105,000 short tons in June to 109,000 tons in July. To put this in perspective, US long products imports in July 2007 were 563,000 tons and in July 2008 they were 270,000 tons. This marginal rise in total long products imports masks some […]

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China results for June: crude production up 6% and consumption 17% higher than 2008

August 11, 2009

Chinese crude steel production climbed 6% from 46.46 million metric tonnes in May to 49.43 million tonnes in June. This is 5% higher than June 2008 production. Net finished steel exports remained marginally negative. After declining every month since December 2008, finished steel exports rose 6% to 1.43 million tonnes. Apparent domestic consumption continued to […]

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US flat products imports drop another 23% in June

July 20, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports declined 23% from 350,000 short tons in May to 270,000 tons in June. 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 largest decline at 28% falling to 63,000 […]

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US long products imports rise 9% in June

July 17, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 9% from 98,000 short tons in May to 108,000 tons in June. To put this in perspective, long products imports in June 2008 were 269,000 tons and in June 2007, 496,000 tons. There were some significant changes within the product categories. Rebar imports dropped 59% […]

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