According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-September period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €10.24 billion, increasing by 38.9 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.81 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 17.1 percent, €482.81 million of cold rolled steel bars - increasing by 42.2 percent, €858.42 million of cold rolled steel strip - rising by 28.6 percent, €557.55 million of cold drawn wire - advancing by 40.0 percent, and €2.14 billion of metal structures and parts - increasing by 6.7 percent, all compared to the same period of 2021.