Alrosa Forecasts Diamond Market Stabilization Amid Falling Inventories
Alrosa predicts that supply and demand for rough and polished diamonds will balance out in the coming months as midstream inventory levels decline. Sergey Takhiev, Alrosa’s head of corporate finance, highlighted strong demand for jewelry and a reduction in diamond-mining capacity—down by up to 20% from 2018-2019 levels—will drive price growth. He also pointed to the rapid rise of online jewelry sales, which has allowed jewelers to reduce inventory requirements. “The normalization of inventories has
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