According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first quarter of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €2.74 billion, rising by 8.8 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France exported €310.43 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 14.8 percent, €118.4 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 19.3 percent, €172.31 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 2.8 percent, €98.56 million of cold drawn wire - up 6.4 percent, and €202.49 million of metal structures and parts - rising by 30.3 percent, all compared to the first three months of 2017.