According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-June period this year, France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €4.91 billion, decreasing by 5.1 percent year on year and imports amounted to a value of €4.65 billion, decreasing by 12.7 percent year on year.
In the given period, France exported €643.35 million of steel pipes and tubes – down 7.2 percent, €228.62 million of cold rolled steel bars – down by one percent, €326.05 million of cold rolled steel strip – down 17.9 percent, €150.21 million of cold drawn wire – decreasing by 14.6 percent, and €456.91 million of metal structures and parts – rising by 1.8 percent, all compared to the same month of 2024.
France imported €1.02 billion of steel pipes and tubes – down 4.4 percent, €273.65 million of cold rolled steel bars – up by 5.9 percent, €341.47 million of cold rolled steel strip – dropping by 8.9 percent, €251.99 million of cold drawn wire – falling by 4.6 percent, and €1.32 billion of metal structures and parts – decreasing by 6.8 percent, all compared to the same period of 2024.
