According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first half of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €5.04 billion, increasing by 5.4 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France imported €970.38 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 6.3 percent, €239.61 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 20.6 percent, €377.09 million of cold rolled steel strip - rising by 13.5 percent, €238.96 million of cold drawn wire - growing by 19.4 percent, and €896.29 million of metal structures and parts - increasing by 8.6 percent, all compared to the January-June period of 2017.