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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 11% and net exports down 78% on September 2019

October 27, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 92.6 million metric tonnes in September, 10.9% higher than in September 2019. Chinese production in the first nine months of 2020 was 4.7% higher than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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September world crude steel production 156Mt, +2.9% on September 2019

October 23, 2020

Worldsteel published September 2020 world crude steel production today. World steel output was 156.4 million metric tonnes, 2.9% higher than in September 2019. Crude steel production in the first nine months of 2020 was 3.1% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 59% of world output in September. Chinese production was […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: European Steel Industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions

October 20, 2020

This week’s Steel Data Room dataset of the week is for you steelnerds following investments in steelmaking technologies to reduce CO2 emissions. The dataset “Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source Sector” includes emissions data published by the European statistics authority Eurostat and sourced from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Here you can find data on emissions […]

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US long products imports fall 15% on September 2019

October 19, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, now available on the new ITA Steel Import Monitor website, US long products imports fell 15% from 214,000 short tons in September 2019 to 181,000 tons in September this year. Licenses indicate that the decline was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Algeria, Spain, and Turkey. Based on January […]

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Worldsteel steel demand forecast -2.4% in 2020, up 4.0% on June 2020 prediction

October 16, 2020

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published yesterday, Worldsteel revised its steel demand growth forecast for 2020 upwards. The revision raised estimated demand growth between 2019 and 2020 from -6.4% in its June 2020 SRO to -2.4% in yesterday figures. Steel demand is expected to increase by 4.1% between 2020 and 2021. China accounted […]

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First River Steel Data Room dataset of the week: Stock Prices for Publicly Traded Global Steel Companies

October 13, 2020

Looking to chart the share prices of steel companies worldwide to compare how they have performed over the last upturns and downturns? This week’s Steel Data Room’s dataset of the week, Stock Prices for Publicly Traded Global Steel Companies, has daily data from January 2010 to the present, all sourced from Investing.com. You can look […]

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