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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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October world crude steel production 136.5M tonnes

November 22, 2016

Worldsteel published October’s world crude steel production on November 21st. World crude steel output was 136.5 million metric tonnes, 3.3% higher than in October 2015. World crude steel production in the first ten months of 2016 was the same as in the first ten months of 2015. China accounted for 50% of world output in […]

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US long products imports up 3% in October

November 22, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports were little changed in October, rising 3% from 403,000 short tons in September to 414,000 tons. Long products imports in October 2015 were 531,000 tons and in 2014 they were 494,000 tons. Longs imports in the first ten months of 2016 were 2% higher than in […]

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AD/CVD duty table for major steel products entering the USA

November 17, 2016

Keeping up with the current antidumping and countervailing duties on steel products entering the US can be difficult. We’ve put together a list which you can download – see table below. It is organized into three product categories: flat rolled products, long products, and pipe & tube. I’ve tried to include the most recent decisions, […]

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US flat products imports increase 4% in October

November 9, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 4% from 904,000 short tons in September to 943,000 tons in October. Flat products imports in October 2015 were 930,000 tons and in October 2014 they were 1,538,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first ten months of 2016 were 21% lower than in […]

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China crude steel production 68.2M tonnes in September

October 24, 2016

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 68.2 million metric tonnes in September, 3.9% higher than in September 2015. Chinese crude steel output in the first nine months of 2016 was 0.6% higher than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in September were 7.7 million tonnes, 25.1% […]

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September world crude steel production 132.9M tonnes

October 24, 2016

Worldsteel published September’s world crude steel production on October 20th. World crude steel output was 132.9 million metric tonnes, 2.0% higher than in September 2015. World crude steel production in the first nine months of 2016 was 0.4% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 51% of world output in September […]

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