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 €751.25 million, rising by 11.3 percent year on year.
During the month in question, France exported €155.1 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 5.5 percent, €51.52 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 7.8 percent, €31.47 million of cold drawn wire - up by 8.6 percent, €30.01 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 17.7 percent, and €40.68 million of metal structures and parts - down by 2.7 percent, all compared to the same month of 2016.