France Sees Strong Increase in Steel Exports and Imports in January 2025

Post Views: 241 flat steel Steel Exports Rise in January 2025 In January 2025, French steel exports saw a significant increase of 16.9% year-on-year (y/y), reaching 158.21 thousand tons. This also marked a 24.9% rise month-on-month (m/m). The growth was driven by higher demand for both long and flat steel products.   Exports of Long and Flat Products Exports of long products surged by 57.4% y/y and 2.2 times m/m, totaling 33.28 thousand tons. Flat products saw a 9.4% increase y/y and a 12.2% rise m/m, amounting to 124.93 thousand tons. Hot-rolled flat products (HS-7208) were the largest s...