- The Great Imperial Crown – the masterpiece of the russian jewellery art presented in Moscow
- Alrosa Produces 7.5 Mln Carats in Q1, Sales Up to $1.22 Bln
- Jewellery retail has grown by 19 % in 2011
- Moscow Bourse Bringing Buyers to Diamond Week in Israel
- Russia: What the Buyer Economizes on and How He Puts on the Ritz
Diamond mining in the RF in 2013 amounted to 37.9 million carats - that is 8.5% higher than in 2012, as it follows from the materials of the Ministry of Finance of the RF.
In the second half of 2013, 20.4 million carats were produced. The average prime cost of diamonds in 2013 was $ 82.2 per carat, virtually unchanged compared to 2012.
In 2013, the export of rough diamonds from Russia increased by 18.6% and amounted to 35.4 million carats for the total amount of $4.37 billion (at prime cost), including 26.8 million carats of gem-quality diamonds and 8.5 million carats of industrial quality. Belgium, which bought 22.8 million carats for $2.8 billion, became the largest buyer of the Russian diamonds. The import of diamonds to the RF last year was equal to 48.2 carats for the sum of $108 million.
The ALROSA Company, with its about 25% of world and more than 97% of Russia’s extraction, last year, produced 36.9 million carats of diamonds. Thus, in 2013, the share of other manufacturers in the RF was less than 1 million carats (or 2.64%). The average selling price of ALROSA’s gem-quality diamonds in 2013 was $176 per carat.