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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 declined 6% in March

April 23, 2009

Based on recorded import licenses, flat products imports into the US dropped 6% from 548,000 short tons in February to 515,000 tons in March. This minor change in the total imports volume masks more significant volume changes in individual products. Cut plate imports continued their sharp decline dropping 50% between February and March to 36,000 […]

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China results for March: crude production up 12% and finished steel exports up 7%

April 22, 2009

Chinese crude steel production rose 12% from 40.4 million metric tonnes in February to 45.1 million tonnes in March. As a result of a 17% increase in finished steel imports to 1.27 million tonnes and a 7% increase in finished steel exports to 1.67 million tonnes, net finished steel exports declined to 0.4 million tonnes. […]

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US long products imports climb 16% from February low

April 20, 2009

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China results for Feb: crude production down 2%, finished steel exports down 16%

April 6, 2009

After a 10% climb between December and January, crude steel production in China declined 2% to 40.42 million metric tonnes in February.  As a result of a 27% growth in finished steel imports to 1.09 million tonnes and a 16% drop in finished steel exports to 1.56 million tonnes, net finished steel exports reached a low […]

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US flat products imports rose 4% in February

March 24, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose by 4% in February to reach 553,000 short tons compared to January actuals of 532,000 tons. This small change in the total flat products import level masks a 41% decline in cut plate imports to 66,000 tons and a 29% rise in hot roll imports […]

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US long products imports in Feb decline 41% to below Nov ’08 level

March 19, 2009

Based on reported US import licenses, long products imports in February declined by 41% compared to January actuals to reach 156,000 short tons, below the November 2008 import low of 173,000 tons. This was driven mainly by the halving of wire rod imports from 84,000 tons in January to 41,000 tons in February, and by […]

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