According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-May period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €4.06 billion, increasing by 36.7 percent year on year.
In the given period, France exported €487.95 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 2.7 percent, €183.39 million of cold rolled steel bars - increasing by 33.8 percent, €247.26 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 21.8 percent, €133.11 million of cold drawn wire - increasing by 40.8 percent, and €291.85 million of metal structures and parts - rising by 29.2 percent, all compared to the January-May period last year.