According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first nine months this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €4.92 billion, decreasing by 27.9 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.16 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 18.3 percent, €225.42 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 33.4 percent, €430.41 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 20.9 percent, €266.98 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 17.8 percent, and €1.19 billion of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 15 percent, all compared to the same period in 2019.
