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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 rise 22% on July, 2021 to 388kt

August 17, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 22% from 319,000 short tons in July, 2021 to 388,000 tons last month. Wire rod imports rose by the largest volume compared to other long products categories following higher volumes from Algeria, Germany, Japan, and Malaysia. Rebar imports also rose significantly due to increases from […]

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US flat products imports fall 9% on July, 2021 to 749kt

August 12, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 9% from 819,000 short tons in July, 2021 to 749,000 tons in July, 2022. The decline was mainly due to lower hot dip galvanized imports from a number of countries including Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, and Austria. Hot rolled imports also dropped significantly from South […]

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China crude steel production falls 3.3% on June, 2021 to 90.7Mt, net exports rise 30.0%

August 1, 2022

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 90.7 million metric tonnes in June, 3.3% lower than in June, 2021. Chinese production in the first six months of 2022 were 6.5% 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 drops 5.9% on June, 2021 to 158.1Mt

July 22, 2022

Worldsteel published June, 2022 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 158.1 million metric tonnes, 5.9% lower than in June, 2021. China produced 90.7 million tonnes this June, accounting for 57% of world output and falling 3.3% on June, 2021. In other parts of Asia, Indian crude steel production rose 6.3% but […]

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US long products imports fall 2% on June, 2021 to 338kt

July 18, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports dropped 2% from 344,000 short tons in June, 2021 to 338,000 tons last month. Rebar imports fell by the largest volume compared to other long products categories following lower rebar imports from Spain and Italy, and despite a significant rise from Algeria. Wire Rod imports also […]

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US flat products imports fall 6% on June, 2021 to 809kt

July 13, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 6% from 862,000 short tons in June, 2021 to 809,000 tons in June, 2022. The drop was mainly due to lower hot rolled imports from Turkey, Japan and South Korea, offset somewhat by increased hot rolled imports from Mexico. Hot dip galvanized imports rose, however, […]

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