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

June 14, 2017

For all of you who followed our list of North American steel industry capacity expansions published in February, we are posting a regular quarterly update which you can download, below. The spreadsheet keeps track of North American steel industry capacity additions, closures, idlings, and restarts, together with links to announcements and/or news sources. For those […]

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US flat steel products imports down 2% in May

June 8, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 2% from 887,000 short tons in April to 872,000 tons in May. Flat products imports for the first five months of 2017 were 4% lower than in the same period last year, with increases in hot dip galvanized (+26%) and cold rolled (+33%) imports, […]

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China crude steel production 72.8M tonnes in April

May 25, 2017

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 72.8 million metric tonnes in April, 4.9% higher than in April 2016. Chinese crude output for the first four months of 2017 was 4.5% higher than in the same period last year. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in April were 5.4 million tonnes, 32.2% lower […]

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April world crude steel production 142.1 million tonnes

May 24, 2017

Worldsteel published April’s world crude steel production yesterday. World crude steel output was 142.1 million metric tonnes, 5.0% higher than in April 2016. World production for the first four months of 2017 was 5.1% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 51% of world output in April with production of 72.8 […]

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US long steel products imports drop 16% in April

May 21, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports fell 16% from 552,000 short tons in March to 462,000 tons in April. Long products imports for the first four months of 2017 were 8% higher than in the same period last year led by a 16% increase in rebar imports and an 8% increase […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 13% in April

May 11, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 13% from 816,000 short tons in March to 924,000 tons in April. Flat products imports for the first four months of 2017 were 4% lower than in the same period last year, with increases in hot dip galvanized (+26%) and cold rolled (+42%) imports, […]

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