According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in January this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €949.21 million, decreasing by 11.0 percent year on year.
In the given month, France imported €186.74 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 2.8 percent, €53.59 million of cold rolled steel bars - increasing by 7.8 percent, €87.38 million of cold rolled steel strip - dropping by 7.5 percent, €51.80 million of cold drawn wire - falling by 2.1 percent, and €21.46 million of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 0.3 percent, all compared to the same month of last year.