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 €857 million, decreasing by 8.2 percent year on year.
In the given month, France exported €205 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 113 percent, €42.35 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 16.1 percent, €55.9 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 3.5 percent, €28.56 million of cold drawn wire - down five percent, and €49 million of metal structures and parts - falling by 40.9 percent, all compared to 2018.