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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 flat products imports fall 1% in October

November 12, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell by 1% from 975,000 short tons in September to 966,000 tons in October. Flat products imports in October 2014 were 1,538,000 tons and in October 2013 they were 806,000 tons. Imports of flat products over the first 10 months of 2015 were 1% lower than […]

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China crude steel production 66.1M tonnes in September

October 22, 2015

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 66.1 million metric tonnes in September, 3.0% lower than in September 2014. Chinese crude output for the first nine months of 2015 was 2.0% lower than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in September hit a record high at 10.2 […]

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September world crude steel production 130.9M tonnes

October 21, 2015

Worldsteel published September’s world crude steel production on October 20th. World crude steel production was 130.9 million metric tonnes, 3.7% lower than in September 2014. World output for the first nine months of 2015 was 2.4% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world production in September with output […]

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US long products imports fall 19% in September

October 20, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 19% from 458,000 short tons in August to 369,000 tons in September. Long products imports in September 2014 were 398,000 tons and in September 2013 they were 360,000 tons. Longs imports for the first nine months of 2015 were 10% higher than in the same […]

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Worldsteel lowers 2015 and 2016 world steel consumption growth forecast

October 14, 2015

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published October 12th, Worldsteel revised its world apparent steel use (ASU) growth forecast downward for both 2015 and 2016. The revision lowered estimated world steel consumption growth between 2014 and 2015 from 0.5% in its April Short Range Outlook to -1.7% in its recent published figures. In addition, […]

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US flat products imports fall 8% in September

October 7, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 8% from 1,096,000 short tons in August to 1,006,000 tons in September. Flat products imports in September 2014 were 1,387,000 tons and in September 2013 they were 816,000 tons. Imports of flat products over the first 9 months of 2015 were 5% higher than in […]

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