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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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World crude steel production -3.4% on February 2024, -0.3% on first two months of 2024

March 25, 2025

Worldsteel published February world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 144.7 million metric tonnes, 3.4% lower than in February, 2024. China produced 78.9 million tonnes in February, accounting for 55% of world output and declining 3.3% compared to February, 2024. World crude steel production outside of China fell 3.5% on last February. […]

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US long products imports -22% on February 2024 but +23% on first two months of 2024 due to January surge

March 18, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 22% from 314,000 short tons in February 2024 to 243,000 tons in February 2025 (though February 2025 had 1 less day). The decline was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Algeria. Despite imports dropping between February 2024 and February 2025, US long products imports […]

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The Green Steel Challenge podcast discusses the very latest green steel production breakthroughs with Tenova’s Roberto Pancaldi

March 11, 2025

In the newest episode of The Green Steel Challenge, released today, Tenova‘s CEO Roberto Pancaldi explains how his company is focussed on exactly the steelmaking technologies which are leading the effort towards steel decarbonization. You’ll hear about the evolution of electric arc furnace technology, their specialty, but also about what’s new in hydrogen and DRI […]

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US flat products imports down 6% on February, 2024 -3% on 1st two months of 2024

March 10, 2025

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 6% from 660,000 short tons in February, 2024 to 618,000 tons in February, 2025. The decline was mainly due to lower hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, as well as lower cut plate imports from Brazil and Canada. This decline was […]

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World crude steel production falls 4.4% on January, 2024, China -5.6%

February 25, 2025

Worldsteel published January, 2025 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 151.4 million metric tonnes, 4.4% lower than in January, 2024. China produced 81.9 million tonnes of crude steel in January, accounting for 54% of world output and declining 5.6% compared to January, 2024. Asian output outside of China declined 1.4% over […]

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The Green Steel Challenge podcast features Electra’s low-emission ironmaking technology in an outstanding discussion with CEO Sandeep Nijhawan

February 25, 2025

If you are interested in understanding the newest low-emission steelmaking technologies, you’ll want to hear what Electra‘s CEO Sandeep Nijhawan has to say about their innovative renewable-energy-consuming ironmaking technology. In the latest episode of The Green Steel Challenge, Sandeep explains the advantages of their process and which key issues still need to be resolved. This […]

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