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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 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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World crude steel production down 1.4% on August 2020 to 156.8Mt

September 23, 2021

Worldsteel published August 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 156.8 million metric tonnes, 1.4% lower than in August, 2020. China produced 83.2 million tonnes in August, accounting for 53% of world output and dropping 13.2% on August, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Japanese production rose 22.9% year-on-year, Indian production […]

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US long products imports rise 32% on August 2020 to 256kt

September 20, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 32% from 195,000 short tons in August, 2020 to 256,000 tons in August, 2021. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher Wire Rod imports from Japan, Mexico and Korea. Parallel Flange Sections imports also rose significantly from a number of countries including […]

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Midrex 2020 DRI statistics just out: world DRI production 104.4 million tonnes

September 16, 2021

Our steel industry readers will probably be interested to know that Midrex just published its 2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics report. World DRI production reached 104.4 million metric tonnes in 2020, a 3.4% decline from 2019 levels. The First River Steel Data Room has already uploaded the report’s DRI production and shipments data by product […]

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Dataset of the Week: European Steel Association forecasts 149Mt steel consumption in 2022, lower than 2018 peak

September 13, 2021

If you are following the European steel industry, you will want easy access to the latest figures published in the European Steel Association (Eurofer) quarterly report “Economic and Steel Market Outlook“. This week’s featured Steel Data Room dataset stores all the data from the August, 2021 Eurofer report, which includes steel industry activity up to […]

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US flat products imports rise 94% on August 2020 to 900kt

September 8, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 94% from 465,000 short tons in August, 2020 to 903,000 tons in August, 2021. The rise was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from Canada, the Netherlands, Egypt and South Korea. Hot dip galvanized imports also rose significantly from Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam and Turkey. […]

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