According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-June period this year, France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €4.84 billion, increasing by 43.6 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.03 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 27.8 percent, €235.94 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 48.4 percent, €434.78 million of cold rolled steel strip - rising by 51.3 percent, €262.71 million of cold drawn wire - rising by 49.8 percent, and €1.27 billion of metal structures and parts - increasing by 70.9 percent, all compared to the January-June period last year.