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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 up 8% and net exports down 28% on November 2019

December 23, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 87.7 million metric tonnes in November, 8% higher than in November 2019. Chinese production in the first eleven months of 2020 was 6% higher than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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November world crude steel production 158.3Mt, +6.6% on November 2019

December 23, 2020

Worldsteel published November 2020 world crude steel production yesterday. World steel output was 158.3 million metric tonnes, 6.6% higher than in November 2019. Crude steel production in the first ten months of 2020 was 1.1% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 55% of world output in November. Chinese production was […]

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US long products imports rise 35% on November 2019

December 18, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 35% from 172,000 short tons in November 2019 to 232,000 tons in November this year. Licenses indicate that the increase was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Turkey, Portugal, and Spain. Based on January to October imports and November import licenses, US long products […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: World’s highest volume steel product trade route

December 17, 2020

What is the world’s highest volume finished steel product trade route? The answer can be found in this week’s dataset of the week, “Global Carbon & Alloy Steel Products Imports and Exports”. The data comes from the International Steel Statistics Bureau (ISSB) and includes monthly import and export data by country from 2013 in value […]

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US flat products imports drop 10% on November 2019

December 10, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 10% from 514,000 short tons in November 2019 to 461,000 tons last month. Cold rolled imports declined by the largest volume, down 26% on last November, due mainly to lower volumes from Canada, Mexico and Vietnam. Cut plate imports fell by the second largest volume, […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: China Import and Export of Major Commodities

December 7, 2020

If you are looking for Chinese data on steel trade, you might want to check out the Dataset of the Week “China Import and Export of Major Commodities”. The information is published by the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and contains monthly imports and exports of all major commodities in […]

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