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midrex.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 26 October 202629 issues · 82 checks
This review found 29 issues worth fixing on midrex.com, 13 of them high impact, across 82 checks. The most urgent: improve image delivery. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
84BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.3 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 99 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 99 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 99 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 95 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 103 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 108 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 115 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 140 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 138 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Improve image delivery
1.4 s · 3.9 MB7 images could be 3.9 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
2.8 s58 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.8 s.
Reduce unused JavaScript
900 ms · 180 KiBAbout 180 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 900 ms faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 60
60/100Your mobile performance score is 60 (desktop: 84). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Google Tag Manager adds 225 ms
225 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 225 ms of main-thread work and 324 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
3 third-party services on the page
3 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and Google/Doubleclick Ads), adding 326 KiB and 225 ms of main-thread time.
4 long tasks on the main thread
4 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 119 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify JavaScript
3 KiB3 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Minify CSS
2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
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Main-thread work: 1.9 s
A phone's processor spends 1.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 753 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 7 ms
7 msYour server sent the HTML in 7 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 19.8 s
19.8 sYour largest element takes 19.8 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “We don’t follow the future of steel. We create it.”.
Time to Interactive: 20.9 s
20.9 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 20.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 10.4 s
10.4 sVisually, the page fills in at 10.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.4 s
3.4 sThe first text or image appears after 3.4 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Tap response (INP) got 40% slower for real visitors
+40%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 99 ms to 138 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user TTFB: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors wait 1.2 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
6 images without width and height
6 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+8%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.2 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user LCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors wait 1.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 111 ms
111 msReal visitors wait 111 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.6 s
1.6 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Total Blocking Time: 43 ms
43 msScripts block the page for only 43 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 9.8 MB in 136 requests
9.8 MBYour homepage downloads 9.8 MB in 136 requests on a phone: images 5.0 MB (28), media 3.9 MB (2) and scripts 595 KiB (35). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
4 images in older formats
4 images (508 KiB) are JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
About 2.8 g of CO₂ per visit
2.76 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.76 g of CO₂e: 331.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children (1 element)
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated critical by axe-core.
1 button without a name
1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.
autocomplete attribute must be used correctly (3 elements)
autocomplete attribute must be used correctly: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
1 text element with low contrast
1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (45 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 45 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
The skip-link target should exist and be focusable (1 element)
The skip-link target should exist and be focusable: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
7 links without text
7 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 39 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
42 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 49 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 42 passed and 7 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
147 internal links, 4 external
The homepage links to 147 pages on midrex.com and 4 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 153 characters
Your meta description is 153 characters: “Our solution is the MIDREX™ direct reduction process, a proven technology for producing direct reduced iron (DRI), a hi…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “We don’t follow the future of steel. We create it.”.
Title: 32 characters
Your title is a healthy 32 characters: “Home - Midrex Technologies, Inc.”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.midrex.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Article, ImageObject, Organization, Person and WebPage.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.midrex.com/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
Organization data is thin (1 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details. These are the facts AI assistants use to describe a business and to tell it apart from others with a similar name.
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.midrex.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (904 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 60 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
8 of 9 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 3 customer or partner logos. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 452 words of copy
The homepage carries about 452 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
10 calls to action
The homepage has 10 calls to action, for example “Contact”, “Contact Us” and “Stegra Sweden LEARN MORE”.
3 short forms
3 short forms (4 fields at most) are right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
1 cookie set on arrival
1Opening the homepage sets 1 cookie (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
3 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 3 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at midrex.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
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