Alrosa boosts diamond sales in 2010, diversifies sales geography

摘要

Russian diamond monopoly Alrosa boosted diamond sales revenue 4.2% in 2010 compared with an increase of 2.7% in 2009, the company said in its quarterly report. The domestic market accounted for just 1.7% of Alrosa's sales last year, down from 8% in 2009. The leading export destinations were Belgium (accounting for 44.3% of sales), India (15.9%) and Israel (11.6%). In 2009 those countries accounted for 21.8%, 18.8% and 25% of sales respectively.