In 2013, French
crude steel output increased by 0.5 percent year on year to 15.69 million mt, according to the latest data released by the French Steel Federation (FFA). In the given year, electric arc furnace (EAF) output fell ten percent to 5.49 million mt, while blast furnace (BF) output increased by 7.2 percent to 10.20 million mt, both year on year.
In December last year, French
crude steel production amounted to 1.19 million mt, up by 22.3 percent year on year. In the same month,
crude steel production in
France using EAFs increased by 0.9 percent year on year to 336,000 mt, while
crude steel production using BFs totaled 852,000 mt, increasing by 33.4 percent year on year.