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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 hit record 81.1M tonnes in May on 8.9% rise

June 26, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 81.1 million metric tonnes in May, 8.9% higher than in May 2017. Chinese output over the first five months of 2018 was 6.0% higher than in the same period last year. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in May were 5.7 million tonnes, 2.1% lower than […]

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May world crude steel production 154.9M tonnes

June 25, 2018

Worldsteel published May’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 154.9 million metric tonnes, 6.6% higher than in May 2017. Crude steel production in the first five months of 2018 was 4.6% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 52% of world output in May with production of […]

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Who is expanding (or closing) capacity in the North American steel industry? Here’s our update

June 19, 2018

What’s going on in the North American steel industry? In the spreadsheet below, we keep track of steel industry capacity additions, closures, idlings, and restarts, together with links to news sources. It is organized by product: upstream, carbon long products, carbon flat roll, stainless & silicon, pipe & tube, downstream, and steel-related. Download it to […]

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US long steel products imports down 10% in May

June 18, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports fell 10% from 427,000 short tons in April to 382,000 tons in May. This was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Turkey, Vietnam and Russia, together with lower parallel flange sections imports from Taiwan and South Korea. Long products imports in the first five […]

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US flat products imports fall 20% in May

June 7, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 20% from 1,078,000 short tons in April to 863,000 tons in May. The biggest decline came from hot dip galvanized imports, with product from Russia showing a steep drop. Flat products imports in the first five months of 2018 were 3% higher than in the […]

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US Rotary Rig Count rising but half of 2011 peak

June 6, 2018

Baker Hughes published June rotary rig counts for the US and Canada last week. Numbers are up on last month and last year, but compared to peak levels in 2011 (at 2,017 for the US and 510 for Canada), rig counts have far from recovered. The chart was created in our Steel Data Room, where you […]

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