According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-March period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €2.89 billion, decreasing by 21.0 percent year on year.
In the given period, France exported €351.31 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 0.6 percent, €166.74 million of cold rolled steel bars - rising by 23.7 percent, €179.08 million of cold rolled steel strip - up three percent, €104.10 million of cold drawn wire - decreasing by 0.5 percent, and €231.63 million of metal structures and parts - rising by 15.3 percent, all compared to the same period of 2022.