Alrosa, (MCX:ALRS) the world’s top\u00a0diamond\u00a0producer by output, reported Thursday that total sales of rough and polished diamonds increased to $345.6\u00a0million,\u00a0up\u00a023% compared to January 2019 (up $64.1\u00a0million).<\/p>\n
Rough diamonds sales in February increased to $340.6\u00a0million, compared to $278.2\u00a0million in January 2019, while polished diamond sales grew to $5\u00a0million, compared to $3.4\u00a0million a month ago.<\/p>\n
“We see Indian mid-streamers\u2019 activity gradually recover, despite some challenges hampering access to bank financing for the industry in this country,\u201d Sergey Ivanov, Alrosa CEO said in a statement. \u201cThis sentiment is particularly noticeable for small and medium-sized rough diamonds. The company has moderately optimistic expectations of further smooth growth in demand and market activity.”<\/p>\n
Alrosa’s total rough and polished diamond sales in January-February 2019 amounted to $627\u00a0million. The value of rough diamonds sold was $618.8\u00a0million for two months, and polished diamonds\u00a0sales reached $8.3\u00a0million.<\/p>\n
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