According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-September period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €6.66 billion, decreasing by 10.7 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.49 billion of steel pipes and tubes – down 1.7 percent, €379.3 million of cold rolled steel bars – up by six percent, €494.38 million of cold rolled steel strip – dropping by 6.8 percent, €356.41 million of cold drawn wire – falling by 3.8 percent, and €1.88 billion of metal structures and parts – decreasing by 7.5 percent, all compared to the same period of 2024.
In the given period, France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €7.15 billion, decreasing by 3.5 percent year on year.
France exported €960.58 million of steel pipes and tubes – down 1.7 percent, €327.88 million of cold rolled steel bars – down by 0.1 percent, €482.36 million of cold rolled steel strip – down 12.8 percent, €217.45 million of cold drawn wire – decreasing by 14.9 percent, and €680.62 million of metal structures and parts – rising by one percent, all compared to the same period of 2024.
