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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 11.6% in December and 8.3% in 2019

January 28, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at at 84.3 million metric tonnes in December, 11.6% higher than in December 2018. Full-year output in 2019 was 996.3 million tonnes, 8.3% higher than it was in 2018. In addition, data from the General Administration of Customs show Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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2019 world crude steel production 1,870M tonnes, 3.4% higher than in 2018

January 28, 2020

Worldsteel published December and full-year 2019 world crude steel production yesterday. World crude steel production was 152 million metric tonnes in December, 4.0% higher than in December 2018. Full-year 2019 production was 1,870 million tonnes, 3.4% higher than in 2018. Chinese crude steel production accounted for 55% of full-year 2019 world output. China’s production increased […]

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US long products imports -36% on December 2018 and -10% on full-year 2018

January 21, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 36% from 212,000 short tons in December 2018 to 135,000 tons in December 2019. Lower wire rod imports accounted for most of the decline, with volumes declining significantly from Venezuela, Vietnam, Japan and Australia. Long products imports declined 10% from 3,460,000 tons in calendar 2018 […]

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US flat products imports -9% on December 2018 and -23% on full-year 2018

January 9, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 9% from 656,000 short tons in December 2018 to 595,000 tons in December 2019. Lower cold roll imports from Vietnam, hot roll imports from Mexico, and hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam all contributed to the December-on-December decline. Flat products imports declined 23% from 9,945,000 […]

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China crude steel production rises 4% on November 2018 to 80.3Mt

December 23, 2019

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 80.3 million metric tonnes in November, 4.0% higher than in November 2018. China’s output over the first eleven months of 2019 was 7.2% higher than in the same period last year. China’s General Administration of Customs reported Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in November […]

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November world crude steel production falls 1.0% to 147.8M tonnes

December 20, 2019

Worldsteel published November world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 147.8 million metric tonnes, 1.0% lower than in November 2018. China accounted for 54% of world production in November with output of 80.3 million tonnes, 4.0% higher than in November 2018. Asian production outside of China fell 4.9% on last November due […]

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