Spain's cement consumption sinks during coronavirus crisis
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's cement consumption has plummeted since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and was down by 50% year-on-year in April, the Spanish cement industry association said on Wednesday.The data covered the first full month since Spain went into lockdown in mid-March to curb the spread of the coronavirus, imposing severe restrictions on the key construction sector and other economic areas. Excluding the recession years after the 2008-09 global financial crisis, it was the..