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De Beers Enables 100% Deferrals at March Sight
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De Beers is allowing sightholders unlimited deferrals at its upcoming rough-diamond sale as manufacturing closures have obliterated demand, market sources told Rapaport News.The rare step follows the shutdown of the Surat polishing industry this week...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 26, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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Alrosa Relaxes Sales Terms Amid Market Crisis
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Alrosa is allowing clients to defer up to 60% of their rough-diamond allocations at this month’s contract sale, claiming the concession will help buyers handle the current market difficulties.“Amid such market uncertainty, it wouldn’t be right to keep our...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 15, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Podcast: How Alrosa Is Using Data to Drive Sales
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It may surprise many, but the diamond industry has emerged as quite tech-savvy in the past few years, says Alexey Tikhonov, Alrosa’s head of projects for strategy and analytics.Rapaport Senior Analyst Avi Krawitz spoke...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 09, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Alrosa to Maintain Supply Flexibility
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Alrosa has pledged to remain flexible with its supply policy during the current industry downturn, as the coronavirus has left clients unsure how much rough to buy.“The virus has triggered uncertainty, and our...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 08, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Sales Fall as Virus Impacts Sentiment
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De Beers’ rough-diamond sales declined 28% year on year to $355 million in February as the coronavirus hit demand.Many sightholders took up the miner’s offer to delay buying goods destined for China, sources in the rough market told...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 04, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Reveals Overhaul of Sight System
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De Beers plans to split sightholders into three categories and offer each group a more bespoke selection of rough diamonds as part of changes to its sales system.Manufacturers, dealers and retailers will sign specific supply contracts designed...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 01, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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Virus Likely to Impact Demand at De Beers Sight
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De Beers and its clients expect a slowdown in rough-diamond sales at the company's Botswana sight this week amid concerns about the coronavirus.“It’s fair to say there will be an impact on rough demand in the short term,” De Beers...
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Rough Markets
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Feb 25, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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Grib Diamonds Taps New Rough Source
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Grib Diamonds has started buying rough in Angola, as a new company structure has enabled it to diversify beyond its one mine in Russia.The Antwerp-based company, which markets most of the Grib deposit’s diamonds, is looking to source goods...
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Rough Markets
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Feb 09, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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Alrosa Reveals Client List for 2020
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Alrosa has named 58 companies that qualify for its long-term rough supply in 2020.The annual reshuffle saw the mining company remove Belgium-based Blue Gems and Russia’s EPL Diamond from the roster, while...
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Rough Markets
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Feb 06, 2020
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Sales Rise to Nine-Month High
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De Beers’ January rough-diamond sales reached their highest level since last April as post-holiday stock replenishment boosted demand.Proceeds of $545 million at the first sales cycle of 2020 were 9% higher than a year ago, the miner...
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Rough Markets
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Jan 29, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Louis Vuitton Buys 1,758ct. Diamond from Lucara
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Lucara Diamond Corp. has sold Botswana’s largest diamond to Louis Vuitton in a rare move that will see the fashion house partner with an Antwerp manufacturer to polish the stone.The mining company will receive an up-front...
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Rough Markets
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Jan 16, 2020
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Rapaport News
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US Trade Slowdown Continues
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US diamond shipments fell in November, according to government data. Polished imports declined19% as lower volumes outweighed an increase in the average price. US Trade Data for November 2019 Nov 2019 Year-on-year change Polished imports $1,382 -19%...
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Polished Markets
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Jan 13, 2020
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Rapaport News
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What Happened in the Diamond Trade in 2019
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Last year will go down as a difficult one for the diamond industry. While manufacturers took the biggest hit with thin profit margins, tight liquidity and excess supply, miners also suffered as rough demand...
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Polished Markets
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Jan 02, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Alrosa Releases 2020 Supply Schedule
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Alrosa has published its schedule of contract sales and auctions for next year.The Russian miner has maintained its format of monthly sales under the Alrosa Alliance, its long-term supply program. It will also...
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Mining
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Dec 31, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Lucara Tender Beats Expectations
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Lucara Diamond Corp. achieved higher sales than itexpected at its final tender of the year as market stabilization drove anincrease in rough prices.The owner of the Karowe mine in Botswana brought in $52.9million, 16% above its prediction,...
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Mining
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Dec 19, 2019
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Issues Synthetics Guidelines
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De Beers has provided its rough-diamond clients andForevermark partners with guidelines on how to operate in the lab-grown market if they wish to continue tapping into its branding.The mining company, which in 2018 forayed intogem-quality synthetics with...
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Financial-Legal
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Dec 18, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Rough Prices Decline 5% in 2019
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A drop in rough-diamond prices and a sales shift tolower-value items weighed on De Beers’ profitability in the second half,according to executives at parent company Anglo American. The miner’s rough-price index fell around 5% year onyear for the first...
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Mining
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Dec 16, 2019
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Lowers 2020 Production Forecast
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De Beers has reduced its production outlook for next year and beyond amid uncertainty about the health of the diamondmarket.The miner now expects to recover between 32 million and 34million carats in 2020, compared to its...
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Mining
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Dec 11, 2019
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Ends Special Supply Measures
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Rough-diamond buyers are anticipating an improvement insales at next week’s De Beers sight, as the miner is withdrawing concessions that allowed clients to reject goods. De Beers will revert to its standard rules limiting sightholders’ abilityto refuse or defer...
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Rough Markets
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Dec 05, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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Rough Slowdown Weighs on Asian Star
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Sales and profit slumped at Indian diamond manufacturerAsian Star in the second fiscal quarter as weak rough demand prompted it to reduceits trading activities. The Mumbai-based company supplements its core cuttingbusiness by reselling rough through its...
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Manufacturing
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Nov 18, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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