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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 drops 8.9% on September 2020 to 144Mt

October 26, 2021

Worldsteel published September 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 144.4 million metric tonnes, 8.9% lower than in September 2020. China produced 73.8 million tonnes in September, accounting for 51% of world output and falling 21.2% on September, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 7.2% on last […]

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US long products imports up 122% on September 2020 to 369kt

October 19, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 122% from 167,000 short tons in September, 2020 to 369,000 tons in September, 2021.  Licenses indicate the increase was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Algeria, Turkey and Mexico.  Wire rod imports also rose significantly year-on-year from a number of countries including Egypt and […]

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Worldsteel forecasts 4.5% rise in world steel demand in 2021 and further 2.2% increase in 2022 to 1.9Bt

October 14, 2021

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published today, Worldsteel forecasts world steel demand to grow by 4.5% in 2021 to 1.855 billion metric tonnes. Worldsteel expects steel demand in China to decline by 1% in 2021, a 4.0% revision downward since April’s SRO, while it expects demand outside China to grow by 11.5%, a […]

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US flat products imports up 67% on September 2020 to 850kt

October 11, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 67% from 509,000 short tons in September, 2020 to 850,000 tons in September, 2021. The increase was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from Canada, Turkey, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Imports of all other flat product categories rose on September, 2020, with cut plate […]

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Steel Data Room: World iron ore production 2.3Bt in 2020, Australia top producer followed by China

October 1, 2021

First River’s Steel Data Room has “tonnes” of data if you are looking for information on steelmaking raw materials. This week’s Nerds post focuses on two Steel Data Room datasets with world annual minerals production, consumption and trade data. “Met Coal and Iron Ore Consumption, Trade, and Prices” has data from the Australian Government’s Department […]

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China crude steel production falls 13% on August, 2020 to 83.2Mt, net exports up 178%

September 24, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 83.2 million metric tonnes in August, 13.2% lower than in August, 2020.  Chinese crude steel production in the first eight months of 2020 was 3.9% higher than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus […]

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