According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in January this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €723.09 million, decreasing by 15.5 percent year on year.
In the given month, France exported €94.62 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 53.2 percent, €32.28 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 23.8 percent, €49.69 million of cold rolled steel strip - down 11 percent, €24.58 million of cold drawn wire - down 13.9 percent, and €44.01 million of metal structures and parts - falling by 10.8 percent, all compared to 2019.