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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 up 4.8% on January 2020 to 162.9Mt

February 26, 2021

Worldsteel published January 2021 world crude steel production yesterday. World steel output was 162.9 million metric tonnes, 4.8% higher than in January 2020. China produced 90.2 million tonnes in January, accounting for 55% of world output and rising 6.8% on January 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian output rose 7.6% on last January and […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: US construction spending 2010-2020, US$M

February 25, 2021

According to Worldsteel, construction accounts for about 50% of steel demand worldwide. While this figure differs by region, those of us who follow steel demand are keenly interested in the performance of the construction sector. Construction is the focus of this week’s Steel Data Room dataset of the week, “US Census Bureau Construction Spending”. In […]

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US long products imports fall 10% on January 2020

February 19, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports dropped 10% from 266,000 short tons in January 2020 to 240,000 tons in January this year. Licenses indicate that the decline was mainly due to lower wire rod imports from Brazil and lower rebar imports from Spain. Parallel flange sections imports rose, however, with higher volumes […]

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US flat products imports decline 22% on January 2020

February 11, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 22% from 669,000 short tons in January 2020 to 523,000 tonnes last month. Hot dip galvanized imports fell by the highest volume, dropping 31% due to lower imports from Brazil, Austria, South Korea and Canada. Cold rolled imports also fell significantly, declining 44% due mainly […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: OECD Steelmaking Capacity, Million metric tonnes

February 8, 2021

A great source of the latest global steelmaking capacity figures from the OECD is the Steel Data Room dataset “OECD Global Crude Steel Capacity by Country”. This dataset has OECD figures on capacity by world, region, and country, automatically updated with the newest published figures which are revised every six months. In the Steel Data […]

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China crude steel production up 8% on December 2019 and 5% on full-year 2019

January 27, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 91.3 million tonnes in December, 8% higher than in December 2019. Chinese crude steel output in 2020 was 5% higher than in 2019 at 1,053 million tonnes. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports in December at 3.5 million tonnes, 9% higher […]

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