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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 steel products imports rise 45% following rebar hike

April 17, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 45% from 266,000 short tons in February to 387,000 tons in March. The steep climb between February and March 2018 was due to higher rebar imports from Turkey (and bearing in mind the longer March month). Long products imports in the first quarter of 2018 […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 38% in March

April 11, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 38% from 709,000 short tons in February to 978,000 tons in March. Hot rolled imports increased the most compared to other product categories, with higher volumes mainly from Canada, South Korea and Turkey. Flat products imports in the first three months of 2018 were […]

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China crude steel production 64.9M tonnes in February

March 28, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 64.9 million metric tonnes in February, 5.9% higher than in February 2017. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in February were 3.8 million tonnes, 17.6% lower than in February last year. China monthly crude steel production January 2006 to February 2018, thousand metric tonnes Photo by […]

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February world crude steel production 131.8M tonnes

March 26, 2018

Worldsteel published February’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 131.8 million metric tonnes, 3.5% higher than in February 2017 (and despite February having one day less in 2018). China accounted for 49% of world output in February with production of 64.9 million tonnes, 5.9% higher than in February 2017. Outside of […]

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US long steel products imports fall 5% in February

March 19, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports fell 5% from 265,000 short tons in January to 252,000 tons in February. The decline was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Turkey. February longs imports fell 36% compared to February 2017, again primarily due to lower rebar imports from Turkey. SIMA US long […]

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US flat steel imports drop 12% in February

March 8, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 12% from 760,000 short tons in January to 668,000 tons in February. Flat products imports in the first two months of 2018 were 11% lower than in the same period last year. The drop in imports between January and February was mainly due to […]

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