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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 products imports down 11% in February

March 20, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 11% from 412,000 short tons in January to 365,000 tons in February. Long products imports in February 2015 were 446,000 tons and in February 2014 they were 298,000 tons. The drop in longs imports was mainly due to lower parallel flange sections imports, with significantly […]

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US cold rolled imports down 47% since October 2014 peak

March 11, 2016

The US Department of Commerce published the preliminary antidumping decision on cold rolled steel imports last week. It will be interesting to see what kind of impact the trade case have on import volumes. Since the last peak in October 2014, US cold rolled sheet (excluding strip) imports from all countries have declined by 47% […]

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US flat products imports fall 20% in February

March 10, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 20% from 997,000 short tons in January to 795,000 tons in February. Flat products imports in February 2015 were 1,254,000 tons and in February 2014 they were 982,000 tons. Lower hot rolled imports drove the decline with significantly lower volumes compared to February from Canada […]

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China crude steel production 63.2M tonnes in January

February 25, 2016

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 63.2 million metric tonnes in January, 7.8% lower than in January 2015. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in January were 8.8 million tonnes, 3.6% lower than in January 2015 and 14.0% lower than the record net exports level reached in September 2015. China monthly crude […]

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January 2016 world crude steel production 127.7M tonnes

February 24, 2016

Worldsteel published January’s world crude steel production on February 23rd. World crude steel production was 127.7 million metric tonnes, 7.1% lower than in January 2015. China accounted for 49% of world production in January with an output of 63.2M tonnes, down 7.8% compared to January 2015. Significant production declines compared to January 2015 in the […]

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US long products imports rise 7% in January

February 21, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 7% from 458,000 short tons in December to 492,000 tons in January. Long products imports in January 2015 were 403,000 tons and in January 2014 they were 447,000 tons. Higher rebar imports from Turkey and Japan drove the increase in total January longs imports, though […]

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