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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 crude steel production down 9.8% on December, 2021 and down 2.3% on full-year 2021

February 1, 2023

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 77.9 million metric tonnes in December, 9.8% lower than in December, 2021. Chinese crude steel output in 2022 was 1,013 million tonnes, 2.3% lower than in 2021. China accounted for 55% of world crude steel production in 2022. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net […]

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World crude steel production down 10.8% on December, 2021, -4.2% on full-year 2021

January 31, 2023

Worldsteel published December, 2022 and full-year 2022 world crude steel production today. World steel output was 140.7 million metric tonnes in December, 10.8% lower than in December, 2021 for the 64 reporting countries. Full-year 2022 steel production including estimates of non-reporting countries was 1,878.5 million tonnes, 4.2% lower than in full-year 2021. China produced 1,013 […]

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US long products imports stay flat on December, 2021 but rise 16% between full-year 2021 & 2022

January 17, 2023

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports stayed flat in December, 2022 compared to December, 2021 at 268,000 short tons. A decline in Wire Rod imports from Algeria and Egypt was offset by an increase in All Other Structural Shapes and Rebar imports. US long products imports for the full year 2022 were […]

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US flat products imports fall 33% on December, 2021 to 672kt

January 12, 2023

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 33% from 1,010,000 short tons in December, 2021 to 672,000 tons in December, 2022. The decline was mainly due to lower hot rolled imports from Mexico, Canada and Vietnam, as well as lower hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Turkey and the UAE. Based on […]

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China crude steel production up 7.3% on November, 2021, net exports rise 65%

December 28, 2022

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 74.5 million metric tonnes in November, 7.3% higher than in November, 2021. Chinese production in the first eleven months of 2022 was 1.6% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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World crude steel production -2.6% on November, 2021 with China +7.3% and ROW -12.0%

December 22, 2022

Worldsteel published November, 2022 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 139.1 million metric tonnes, a 2.6% decline on November, 2021. China produced 74.5 million tonnes this November, accounting for 54% of world output and rising 7.3% on last November. In contrast, world crude steel production outside China was 64.7 million tonnes, […]

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