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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 10% on February 2021 to 75Mt

March 23, 2022

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 75 million metric tonnes in February, 10.0% lower than in February, 2021. Chinese production in the first two months of 2022 was 11.9% lower than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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US long products imports rise 47% on February, 2021 to 335kt

March 22, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports increased 47% from 227,000 short tons in February, 2021 to 335,000 tons last month. Both rebar and wire rod drove the increase. Rebar imports rose mainly due to higher volumes form Algeria while wire rod imports increased following higher volumes from India, Algeria, Germany and […]

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World crude steel production falls 5.7% on February, 2021 to 143Mt

March 22, 2022

Worldsteel published February, 2022 world crude steel production today. World steel output was 142.7 million metric tonnes, 5.7% lower than in February, 2021. China produced 75.0 million tonnes in February, accounting for 53% of world output and falling 10.0% on February, 2021. In other parts of Asia, Indian crude steel production rose 7.6%, but Japanese […]

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US flat products imports rise 6% on February, 2021 to 680kt

March 9, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 6% from 640,000 short tons in February, 2021 to 680,000 tons in February, 2022. The rise was mainly due to an increase in hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Turkey, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, though it was partially offset by a decline […]

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World crude steel production down 6.1% on January, 2021 at 155Mt

February 22, 2022

Worldsteel published January, 2022 world crude steel production today. World steel output was 155.0 million metric tonnes in January, 6.1% lower than in January, 2021. China produced 81.7 million tonnes in January, accounting for 53% of world output and falling 11.2% on January, 2021. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 4.7% on […]

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US long products imports rise 42% on January, 2021 to 368kt

February 21, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports rose 42% from 258,000 short tons in January, 2021 to 368,000 tons in January, 2022. Wire rod imports rose by the highest percentage and volume, increasing by 114% due to higher volumes from a number of countries including Mexico, India and Algeria. Imports of all […]

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