According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-July period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €6.17 billion, decreasing by 11.5 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.25 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 7.1 percent, €302.44 million of cold rolled steel bars - down by 15.9 percent, €436.43 million of cold rolled steel strip - down by 22.1 percent, €305.1 million of cold drawn wire - falling by 12.8 percent, and €1.65 billion of metal structures and parts - increasing by 2.0 percent, all compared to the same period of 2023.