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 imports amounted to a value of €4.67 billion, decreasing by 0.2 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €702.27 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 1.6 percent, €275.73 million of cold rolled steel bars - up by 0.5 percent, €332.51 million of cold rolled steel strip - dropping by three percent, €238.95 million of cold drawn wire - falling by 5.3 percent, and €1.20 billion of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 10.5 percent, all compared to the same period of 2025.
