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 €762.74 million, decreasing by 11.3 percent year on year.
In the given month, France imported €165.49 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 3.8 percent, €42.08 million of cold rolled steel bars - decreasing by 3.2 percent, €57.43 million of cold rolled steel strip - dropping by 8.3 percent, €40.46 million of cold drawn wire - falling by 7.2 percent, and €207.83 million of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 14.4 percent, all compared to the same month of last year.