Sale of cement in Brazil fall 4.4 percent in March, the 4.7 mi t

SÃO PAULO-cement sales in Brazil in March retreated 4,4% compared to the same month of 2016 to 4,700,000 tons, reported on Monday the entity that represents manufacturers, Icns.
In January to March, were sold 12,900,000 tons of cement in the country, 8% less volume compared with the same period last year, according to the Icns.
For 2017, the entity designs 5 drop the 7% in sales. If materialized, the industry will hit the worst level of idle capacity in history, near 50%.