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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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World crude steel production -3.7% on December 2024, -2.0% on full-year 2024

January 23, 2026

Worldsteel published December, 2025 and full-year 2025 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 139.6 million metric tonnes in December, 2025, 3.7% lower than in December, 2024. Full-year 2025 crude steel production was 1,849.4 million tonnes, 2.0% lower than in full-year 2024. China produced 960.8 million tonnes of crude steel in 2025, […]

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China crude steel production -10.9% on November, 2024, net exports +7.7%

December 23, 2025

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 69.9 million metric tonnes in November, 10.9% lower than in November, 2024. Chinese production in the first eleven months of 2025 was 4.8% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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World crude steel production -4.6% on November, 2024, China -10.9%, ROW +2.6%

December 23, 2025

Worldsteel published November world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 140.1 million metric tonnes, 4.6% lower than in November, 2024. China produced 69.9 million tonnes in November, accounting for 50% of world output and declining 10.9% compared to November, 2024. World crude steel production outside of China rose 2.6% on last November, […]

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Plug Power’s Andy Marsh on The Green Steel Challenge: How driving down hydrogen production costs will enable industry decarbonization

December 17, 2025

The Green Steel Challenge presents Andy Marsh at Plug Power in the newest podcast episode released yesterday. He describes their two areas of expertise: hydrogen fuel cells and building/operating hydrogen electrolyzers. Marsh explains how the world needs more renewable electricity and hydrogen pipelines in order to bring down the price of hydrogen and allow the […]

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How Intercontinental Energy’s Gigascale Projects Will Deliver the Affordable Clean Energy Steel Needs: Alex Tancock on The Green Steel Challenge

December 5, 2025

Access to affordable renewable energy remains one of the biggest hurdles for steel producers pursuing decarbonization. The challenge isn’t just about cost—it’s about finding energy suppliers who can deliver the massive scale, long-term reliability, and price certainty that steelmaking operations require to pursue their own large-scale decarbonization investments. Alex Tancock, CEO of Intercontinental Energy, joins […]

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China crude steel production -12.1% on October, 2024, net exports -12.8%

November 25, 2025

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 72.0 million metric tonnes in October, 12.1% lower than in October, 2024. Chinese production in the first ten months of 2025 was 4.2% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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