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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 -15% on February 2023 and -16% on first two month of 2023

March 19, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 15% from 332,000 short tons in February 2023 to 281,000 tons in February 2024 (despite February 2024 having 1 more day). The decline was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Turkey and Algeria. US long products imports in the first two months of 2024 […]

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US flat products imports rise 27% on February, 2023 to 697kt

March 12, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 27% from 548,000 short tons in February, 2023 to 697,000 tons in February, 2024. The increase was mainly due to higher hot dip galvanized imports from Canada, South Africa, Vietnam, Austria and the UAE. Cold rolled imports also rose significantly from Australia and Canada. US […]

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World crude steel production falls 1.6% on January, 2023 to 148.1Mt

February 23, 2024

Worldsteel published January, 2024 world crude steel production today. World steel output was 148.1 million metric tonnes, 1.6% lower than in January, 2023. China produced 77.2 million tonnes in January, accounting for 52% of world output and falling 6.9% compared to January, 2023. In other parts of Asia, Indian crude steel production rose 7.3% on […]

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The Green Steel Challenge podcast presents Gerdau’s André Bier Gerdau Johannpeter

February 21, 2024

André Bier Gerdau Johannpeter discusses how Gerdau is organizing itself to lower steelmaking emissions in Episode 6 of The Green Steel Challenge, just released. The podcasts are produced by the Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities and the discussion is all about how exactly we can deliver Green Steel. While past episodes have focused on other […]

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US long products imports fall 3% on January, 2023 to 304kt

February 20, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports declined 3% from 314,000 short tons in January, 2023 to 304,000 tons in January, 2024. According to license data, rebar imports declined mainly from Algeria, Mexico, and Turkey, while parallel flange sections imports fell primarily from Spain, the United Kingdom, and the UAE. In contrast, wire […]

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US flat products imports rise 8% on January, 2023 to 712kt

February 8, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 8% from 660,000 short tons in January, 2023 to 712,000 tons in January, 2024. The increase was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from South Korea, Brazil, and Canada. US flat products imports over the last six months (August, 2023 to January, 2024) were […]

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