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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 drop 35% on August 2019

September 21, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 35% from 268,000 short tons in August 2019 to 174,000 tons in August this year. The decline was mainly due to lower wire rod imports from Japan, India and South Korea, as well as lower parallel flange sections imports from South Korea. Based on January […]

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First River Steel Data Room dataset of the week: Car Production Statistics

September 14, 2020

Looking for world motor vehicle production statistics to predict steel consumption by the auto industry? Have a look at the Steel Data Room dataset of the week, “Car Production Statistics”. This dataset has world car and commercial vehicle production statistics by country 1999-2019 from the OICA, the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. Looking for […]

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US flat products imports down 24% on August 2019

September 10, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 24% year-on-year from 638,000 short tons in August 2019 to 487,000 tons last month. Hot rolled imports declined by the largest volume, down 27%, mainly due to lower volumes from Canada. Cold rolled imports declined by the second largest volume, down 33% due to lower […]

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First River Steel Data Room dataset of the week: China: Import and Export of Major Commodities

September 8, 2020

This week’s featured Steel Data Room dataset is “China: Imports and Exports of Major Commodities”. The data is from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and includes monthly and annual trade data for major commodities. Along with trade in total iron and steel products in the chart below, you can […]

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First River Steel Data Room dataset of the week: World Mineral Production from 1970

September 1, 2020

Check out this week’s Steel Data Room featured dataset, “World Mineral Production from 1970”. The data from British Geological Survey can be expertly analyzed in the Steel Data Room, including production of key steelmaking raw materials such as iron ore, coal and zinc, with data by country from 1970 to 2018. The image below is […]

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China crude steel production up 9.1% on July 2019 to 93.4Mt

August 25, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 93.4 million metric tonnes in July, 9.1% higher than in July 2019. Chinese production in the first seven months of 2020 was 3.3% 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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