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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 55% on November 2020 to 348kt

December 20, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 55% year-on-year from 225,000 short tons in November, 2020 to 348,000 tons in November, 2021. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Algeria, Mexico, and Portugal, as well as higher wire rod imports again from Algeria and Mexico. Licenses […]

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US flat products imports up 118% on November 2020 to 1,018kt

December 8, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 118% from 468,000 short tons in November, 2020 to 1,018,000 tons in November, 2021. The increase was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from Japan, the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico. Hot dip galvanized imports also rose significantly from Vietnam and Turkey. Flat products imports […]

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China crude steel production falls 23% on October 2020 to 71.6Mt, down 2% year-to-date

November 29, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 71.6 million metric tonnes in October, 23% lower than in October 2020. Chinese crude steel production in the first ten months of 2021 was 2% lower than in the first ten months of 2020. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports […]

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World crude steel production falls 10.6% on October 2020 with China down 23.3%

November 29, 2021

Worldsteel published October 2021 world crude steel production on November 23rd. World crude steel output was 145.7 million metric tonnes, 10.6% lower than in October 2020. China produced 71.6 million tonnes in October, accounting for 49% of world output and falling 23.3% on October 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 2.4% […]

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US flat products imports rise 96% on October 2020 to 1,006kt

November 10, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 96% from 513,000 short tons in October, 2020 to 1,006,000 tons in October, 2021. The increase was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from Turkey, Canada and Mexico. Imports of all other flat products categories rose on October, 2020, with cut plate up 141%, […]

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Steel Data Room: Share of crude steel production through BOF route 90% in China, 30% in the US

November 9, 2021

If you are following the current debate about steelmaking carbon emissions, you might want to remind yourselves about who’s producing steel through the BOF route and who’s producing it through the EAF route. The Steel Data Room’s dataset “World Steel Association Steel Statistical Yearbook” makes that easy. Let’s look at the world’s top five steelmaking […]

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