According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-August period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €7.19 billion, decreasing by 25.1 percent year on year.
In the given period, France exported €927 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 3.8 percent, €388.5 million of cold rolled steel bars - rising by 5.4 percent, €448.3 million of cold rolled steel strip - down 3.4 percent, €236.44 million of cold drawn wire - decreasing by 18.0 percent, and €598.83 million of metal structures and parts - rising by 2.4 percent, all compared to the same period of 2022.