According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first quarter this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €2.49 billion, rising by 19.4 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France exported €363.55 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 22.4 percent, €167.46 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 20.6 percent, €92.63 million of cold drawn wire - up by 1.2 percent, €96.62 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 19.3 percent, and €155.18 million of metal structures and parts - down by 0.6 percent, all compared to the same period of 2016.