According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first 11 months last year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €6.24 billion, decreasing by 24.4 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.45 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 15.7 percent, €286.48 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 29.7 percent, €547.85 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 18.9 percent, €337.04 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 15.5 percent, and €1.54 billion of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 10.5 percent, all compared to the same period in 2019.