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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 flat products imports down 21% on June 2024, -24% on first six months of 2024

July 10, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 21% from 666,000 short tons in June, 2024 to 527,000 tons in June, 2025. The decline was mainly due to lower hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates. US flat products imports in the first six months of […]

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US long products imports drop 27% on May 2024, -7% on first five months of 2024

July 7, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 27% from 389,000 short tons in May 2024 to 285,000 tons in May 2025. The decline was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Egypt, Turkey, and Bulgaria, which was offset by a strong increase from Vietnam. US long products imports in the first five […]

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China crude steel production -6.9% on May 2024, net exports +12.3%

July 4, 2025

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 86.6 million metric tonnes in May, 6.9% lower than in May, 2024. Chinese production in the first five months of 2025 was 2.3% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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World crude steel production -3.8% on May 2024, -0.3% on first five months of 2024

July 4, 2025

Worldsteel published May world crude steel production on June 24th. World crude steel output was 158.8 million metric tonnes, 3.8% lower than in May, 2024. China produced 86.6 million tonnes in May, accounting for 55% of world output and declining 6.9% compared to May, 2024. World crude steel production outside of China rose 0.2% on […]

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The Green Steel Challenge hosts expertly summarize the key takeaways of the podcast’s Season 2 in Finale: Highlights & Reflections

June 27, 2025

Astrid Korf-Wolman, James Moss, and Mike Walsh discuss the highlights of the last ten podcast episodes in the wrap-up of The Green Steel Challenge Season 2 Finale: Highlights & Reflections. You’ll hear specific examples of how podcast guests are leading the effort to decarbonize steel production and how issues like location, innovation, co-operation, policy-making, and […]

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CEO Annie Heaton explains ResponsibleSteel’s mine-to-crude-steel standard and certification program for responsibly producing net-zero steel on The Green Steel Challenge

June 4, 2025

Following the podcast episode with the Global Steel Climate Council’s Adina Renee Adler, the Green Steel Challenge‘s newest episode presents an important conversation with Annie Heaton, CEO of Responsible Steel. She explains how the 13 ResponsibleSteel principles of sustainability cover not only carbon emissions, but also other critical environmental and social impacts of steelmaking. The […]

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