According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first 10 months this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €5.60 billion, decreasing by 26.5 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.31 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 17 percent, €225.76 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 32.4 percent, €490.73 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 19.7 percent, €303.05 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 17 percent, and €1.37 billion of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 12.7 percent, all compared to the same period in 2019.