Russian Gokhran in the future may consider selling diamonds on the site "Eurasian Trade Center" in Vladivostok, opened in September Alrosa, he said in an interview with RIA Novosti head of the Ministry Andrei Yurin.
"The new trading platform in Vladivostok has yet to how to get stronger and earn in full force. Rough diamond sales from the State Fund of Russia, including the foreign market we carry through the "Almazuvelirexport". And while their best conducted in Moscow, where he debugged the sorting mechanism, complete lots of impressions of the bidders, "- said Jurin.
According to him, the opening of the "Eurasian Trade Center" in Vladivostok - the event, the effect of which it is possible to evaluate in the coming years. The diamond market is gradually reoriented in the Far Eastern region, where today are concentrated the main producers and consumers of diamonds.
"Our task now is to division of Gokhran of Russia on the implementation of state control over import to the Russian Federation from States that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, and export from the Russian Federation in the state gemstone work as quickly and accurately to the enterprise sector could freely develop their business, "- said Jurin.
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In Petra Diamonds said that the company's revenue decreased by 28% for 6 months to 31 December 2015, to $ 154 million, versus $ 214.8 million in 2014.
ReplyDeleteProceeds from the sale of diamonds total weight of 1,303,051 carats was lower than in the previous year to 1,629,403 carats due to seasonal planning operations Petra.
The company noted that diamond sales have continued to affect the excess supply in the diamond pipeline, the lack of liquidity in the diamond cutting industry, the strengthening of the US dollar and lower demand for jewelry in China.
The company, which owns mines in South Africa and Tanzania, reported that diamond prices in the first half of the 2016 financial year fell by 9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2015 fiscal year.
"However, the financial results of Petra were largely weakened the depreciation of the South African rand during the reporting period," - said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Petra production in the first half increased by 2% to 1,629,403 carats compared with 1,601,069 carats in the same period last year.
The company has exceeded the forecast level of production of 1.5 million carats in the first half of the year, and for the whole 2016 could reach production level of 3.3-3.4 million carats.
Petra Capital expenditures in the first half of the year totaled $ 151.3 million compared with $ 125.2 million a year earlier.
The increase in capital expenditure during the reporting period was mainly due to the cost of construction of the mine, the Cullinan (Cullinan) in South Africa.
"Construction of the new Cullinan mine continues and we expect significant benefits from this project in the future", - concluded the CEO Johan Dippenaar Petra (Johan Dippenaar).