According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first half of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €5.24 billion, rising by 25.2 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France exported €715.7 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 8.1 percent, €324.89 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 15.3 percent, €181.3 million of cold drawn wire - down 0.4 percent, €204.8 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 22 percent, and €331.5 million of metal structures and parts - down by 5.4 percent, all compared to the same period of 2016.