According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-April period this year, France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €3.09 billion, increasing by 30.4 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €654.30 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 12.6 percent, €153.24 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 35.7 percent, €285.11 million of cold rolled steel strip - rising by 41.0 percent, €171.62 million of cold drawn wire - rising by 38.9 percent, and €839.58 million of metal structures and parts - increasing by 75.1 percent, all compared to the January-April period last year.