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 €5.48 billion, rising by 4.5 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France exported €593.33 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 17 percent, €240.89 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 19.3 percent, €349.18 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 7.4 percent, €190.39 million of cold drawn wire - up five percent, and €380.24 million of metal structures and parts - rising by 14.3 percent, all compared to the first six months of 2017.