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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 drop 14% on November, 2023, down 5% on first 11 months of 2023

December 17, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 14% from 251,000 short tons in November, 2023 to 217,000 tons in November, 2024. The decline was due to lower rebar imports from Algeria, Portugal and Spain, as well as lower wire rod imports from Ukraine. US long products imports in the first eleven months […]

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BCG’s Nicole Voigt discusses the green steel premium on the latest episode of The Green Steel Challenge

December 10, 2024

The latest episode of The Green Steel Challenge, released today, features Nicole Voigt, Managing Director and Partner at the world-renowned consulting firm BCG. Nicole discusses BCG’s in-depth study of consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for products made of decarbonized materials. She also presents her vision of how steelmaking in Europe will decarbonize following a […]

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US flat products imports rise 15% on November, 2023 and 14% on 1st eleven months of 2023

December 9, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 15% from 575,000 short tons in November, 2023 to 661,000 tons in November, 2024. The increase was mainly due to higher hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as higher cold rolled imports from Vietnam. US flat products […]

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China crude steel production +2.9% on October, 2023, net exports +46%

November 25, 2024

Worldsteel reported October crude steel production in China at 81.9 million metric tonnes, 2.9% higher than in October, 2023. Chinese production in the first ten months of 2024 was 4.0% lower than in the same period last year. China’s General Administration of Customs reported net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in October at a […]

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World crude steel production rises 0.4% on October, 2023, China +2.9%, rest of world -2.4%

November 22, 2024

Worldsteel published October, 2024 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output in October was 151.2 million metric tonnes, 0.4% higher than in October, 2023. China produced 81.9 million tonnes in October, accounting for 54% of world output and rising 2.9% compared to October, 2023. Asia and Oceania output outside of China, which now […]

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US long products imports drop 25% on October, 2023, down 6% on first 10 months of 2023

November 19, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 25% from 344,000 short tons in October, 2023 to 256,000 tons in October, 2024. The decline was due to lower rebar, parallel flange sections, and wire rod imports. Comparing October, 2024 import licenses to last October’s imports, rebar volumes fell mainly from Egypt and Bulgaria, […]

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