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 exports amounted to a value of €4.17 billion, falling by 13.7 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France exported €777.43 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 26.4 percent, €281.31 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 10.1 percent, €181.96 million of cold drawn wire - down by 5.4 percent, €167.86 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 1.7 percent, and €347.95 million of metal structures and parts - down by 11 percent, all compared to the same period of 2015.