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Japan's diamond imports keep rising, up 28% in June

Posted on August 7, 2012

Japan is not losing its appetite for diamonds, marking another month of import increases. In June Japan imported $91 million worth of polished diamonds, an impressive 28.3 percent year-over-year increase.  The figure is remarkable considering that polished diamond prices peaked last …

Botswana Diamond exports $353 Million in June

Posted on August 7, 2012

Leading diamond producer and budding diamond center Botswana exported $352.6 million worth of rough and polished diamonds in June bringing half-year exports to $173 billion.  June’s exports are a 47.7 percent decline compared to the $670.8 million exported in June …

Belgium’s rough diamond trade sinks as industry takes a pause

Posted on August 7, 2012

July was a brutal month for rough diamonds. Demand was low, prices did not decline fast enough to meet manufacturers’ needs and cash to buy the goods was scarce. As a result, trade through Antwerp sank during the month.

Harry Winston rough sales double, profit triples

Posted on June 12, 2012

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation posted a 34 percent sales increase in the first quarter, boosted mainly by selling more rough diamonds and better retail sales.

Rio Tinto Diamonds posts $10m loss for H1

Posted on August 5, 2011

Rising rough diamond prices were not enough to keep Rio Tinto's diamond operations profitable. Lower production and increased costs eroded Rio Tinto Diamond's bottom line in the first half of 2011.