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Alrosa Releases 2020 Supply Schedule

Dec 31, 2019 9:01 AM   By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... 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 hold 34 auctions of rough diamonds over 10.8 carats, with 11 taking place in Moscow and three in the Russian city of Vladivostok. Other sales will occur in Antwerp, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York and Ramat Gan.

Contract sales account for 70% of Alrosa’s sales volumes, while auctions contribute around 10%. The company also offers rough through ad-hoc deals, known as spot transactions, and carries out its own polishing. According to Russian law, all diamonds above 10.8 carats must go up for auction.

The full 2020 schedule is as follows:

Diamond Supply Agreement for Alrosa and its subsidiaries, Alrosa-Nyurba, Severalmaz and Almazy Anabara:


• January 15-17 and January 20-21
• February 12-14 and February 17 (Excludes supply from Almazy Anabara)
• March 10-13 and March 16
• April 6-10
• May 13-15 and May 18-19 (Excludes supply from Almazy Anabara)
• June 9-11 and June 15 (Excludes supply from Almazy Anabara)
• July 13-17 (Excludes supply from Almazy Anabara)
• August 10-14 (Excludes supply from Almazy Anabara)
• September 10-11 and September 14-16
• October 12-16
• November 11-13 and November 16-18
• December 7-11

International auctions of rough diamonds above 10.8 carats:

Place of display Auction dates Results date
Ramat Gan January 12-30 February 3
Vladivostok February 3-14 February 17
Moscow February 3-28 March 2
Moscow February 3 – March 6 March 10
Dubai February 9-20 February 25
New York February 18-28 March 2
Hong Kong February 24 – March 6 March 10
Ramat Gan March 8-26 March 30
Antwerp March 16 – April 3 April 6
Dubai March 22 – April 2 April 6
Moscow March 23 – April 17 April 20
Moscow March 23 – April 21 April 22
Ramat Gan April 19 – May 7 May 12
New York May 11-22 May 25
Hong Kong May 11-22 May 25
Moscow May 25 – June 26 June 29
Moscow May 25 – July 3 July 6
Vladivostok June 15-26 June 29
Antwerp June 22 – July 10 July 13
Hong Kong June 22 – July 3 July 6
New York July 20-31 August 3
Ramat Gan August 23 – September 10 September 14
Moscow August 24 – October 2 October 5
Moscow August 31 – October 2 October 5
Hong Kong September 14-25 September 28
Antwerp September 21 – October 9 October 12
Moscow October 5 – November 6 November 9
Dubai October 11-22 October 26
Ramat Gan October 25 – November 12 November 16
Vladivostok October 26 – November 6 November 9
Moscow October 26 – December 4 December 7
Moscow November 16 – December 8 December 9
New York November 16-25 November 30
Dubai December 6-17 December 21

Image: Rough diamonds. (Alrosa)
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