According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-June period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €5.70 billion, decreasing by 24.5 percent year on year.
In the given period, France exported €727.22 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 2.1 percent, €314.1 million of cold rolled steel bars - rising by 8.8 percent, €362.46 million of cold rolled steel strip - down 1.9 percent, €190.39 million of cold drawn wire - decreasing by 14.9 percent, and €458.24 million of metal structures and parts - rising by 5.9 percent, all compared to the same period of 2022.