ALROSA to start branded diamond marketing
ALROSA is planning to launch marketing programs promoting Russian-mined diamonds, chief executive officer Andrey Zharkov said Monday.
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ALROSA announces sales results for January 2017
Press Release – Public Joint Stock Company ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, has announced rough and polished diamond sale results for January 2017.
De Beers testing fixed-price forward contracts
De Beers will start piloting fixed-price forward contracts for its auctions business next month to offer more certainty over prices of rough diamonds.
The biggest diamond in Washington
As I write this, I am on an Amtrak train bouncing, tilting and clattering its way to Washington, D.C., where I have been invited to the inauguration as a personal guest of our 45th president, Donald J. Trump.
De Beers to ‘offer concessions’ at first sales cycle of 2017
De Beers will offer its clients concessions for a second consecutive buying cycle in a bid to support the market, according a Bloomberg report, citing anonymous sources reportedly familiar with the information.
Diamond marketing body seeks cash injection
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) plans to increase its annual budget to $60 million from $6 million by asking members for bigger contributions, Bloomberg reported.
De Beers speaks on demand for diamond jewellery, impact of India’s demonetisation policy on gems trade and synthetics’ threat or lack thereof
Global diamond giant, De Beers said that last year’s demand for diamond jewellery, across the key consumer markets, was broadly stable on 2015.
ALROSA’s diamond resources decline
ALROSA’s rough diamond resources fell 4 percent to 1.03 billion carats as at July 1, 2016, the Russia-based miner reported.
Positive outlook for rough diamond trade, if not India’s demonetization
AWDC and Bain & Company noted in their 2016 global diamond report that rough-diamond revenues declined by 24 percent in 2015 as the midstream segment sold down accumulated inventories.
ALROSA announces sales results for December 2016 and interim results for 2016
Press Release – PJSC ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, has announced rough and polished diamond sale results for December 2016 and interim results for 2016.
What 2017 has in store for the world’s largest rough diamond
Vancouver B.C., Canada–The Lesedi la Rona, the world’s largest discovered diamond that’s still in rough form, likely will be offered for sale again in 2017.
De Beers sales of $418 million at sight as demonetization hits lower value items
De Beers said the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the tenth sales cycle of 2016 was a provisional $418 million.