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France’s steel product export value continues to rise in Jan-Aug

Friday, 07 October 2011 12:00:47 (GMT+3)   |  
       

According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first eight months of the current year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €6.98 billion, increasing by 13.11 percent year on year.

The cumulative value of France's steel product and ferroalloy exports has risen steadily since March 2010 on year-on-year basis. In the first eight months of 2011, steel and ferroalloys ranked seventh among the most exported products of the country.

In the January-August period, France exported €1.59 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 35.56 percent, €279.1 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 35 percent, €371.5 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 17.5 percent, €264.24 million of cold drawn wire - up 25.14 percent, and €469.1 million of metal structures and parts - down 14.28 percent, all compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, in the period in question France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports totaled €7.38 billion, up 25.1 percent year on year.
 
During the given period, France imported €1.2 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 19.83 percent, €312.34 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 43 percent, €458.34 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 24.32 percent, €300.9 million of cold drawn wire - up 23.57 percent, and €915.53 million of metal structures and parts - up 5.17 percent, all compared to the same period last year.


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