France’s integrated steelworks are at Dunkirk and Fos-sur-Mer, alongside electric arc furnace mills making long products.
9.9 Mt in 2025 (10.8 Mt in 2024)
9.9 Mt of finished steel in 2025 (11.5 Mt in 2024)
Source: worldsteel, World Steel in Figures 2026. More figures on Steel statistics.
Who sets standards in France, the French rebar standard, and CE marking in the EU.
AFNOR coordinates standardisation in France and is the French member of CEN and ISO.
NF A35-080-1 (2020 edition) covers weldable reinforcing steel bars and coils for concrete.
Source: AFNOR Boutique — NF A35-080-1
Construction products covered by a harmonised European standard are CE marked once the manufacturer has drawn up a declaration of performance. The EU’s Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 has applied since 8 January 2026, replacing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.
Sources: EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 · EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) No 305/2011
The standards bodies on our steel grades & standards page: AFNOR, CEN-CENELEC.
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