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 imports amounted to a value of €2.35 billion, increasing by 24.7 percent year on year.
During the month in period, France imported €456.02 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 15.4 percent, €160.93 million of cold rolled steel strip - rising by 23 percent, €99.01 million of cold drawn wire - growing by 6.4 percent, €93.53 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 6.3 percent, and €392.02 million of metal structures and parts - increasing by 7.6 percent, all compared to the January-March period of 2016.