According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in January-May period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €6.11 billion, increasing by 56.5 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.07 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 29.0 percent, €280.91 million of cold rolled steel bars - increasing by 45.0 percent, €502.29 million of cold rolled steel strip - rising by 40.9 percent, €317.83 million of cold drawn wire - advancing by 45.5 percent, and €1.18 billion of metal structures and parts - increasing by 10.5 percent, all compared to the same period of 2021.