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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 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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US flat products imports rise 14% on October, 2023 and 13% on 1st ten months of 2023

November 12, 2024

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 14% from 650,000 short tons in October, 2023 to 744,000 tons in October, 2024. The increase was mainly due to higher hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Brazil and South Korea, as well as higher cold rolled imports from Australia. Higher hot dip and […]

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China crude steel production -6.1% on September, 2023, net exports +29%

October 23, 2024

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 77.1 million metric tonnes in September, 6.1% lower than in September, 2023. Chinese production in the first nine months of 2024 was 4.6% lower than in the same period last year. China’s General Administration of Customs reported net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in September at […]

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