According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-February period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €1.86 billion, decreasing by 19.0 percent year on year.
In the given period, France exported €228.29 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 6.1 percent, €104.42 million of cold rolled steel bars - rising by 22.8 percent, €121.48 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 13.3 percent, €67.73 million of cold drawn wire - advancing by 7.6 percent, and €145.1 million of metal structures and parts - rising by 20.0 percent, all compared to the same period of 2022.