Kristall’s 2007 sales up 13%
01/17/2008
Kristall retains Sightholder status
12/18/2007
On Monday, December 17, 2007 The Diamond Trading Company (DTC), the distribution arm of the De Beers family of companies, unveiled the results of the Sightholder application process. Kristall Production Corporation has retained its sightholder status, while the DTC has reduced the number of its clients. Kristall’s agreement with the DTC will be for the 2008-2011 contract period.
DTC Sightholder Selection Process Compelete
12/17/2007
The Diamond Trading Company (DTC), the distribution arm of the De Beers family of companies, today unveiled the final element in its new global rough diamond distribution plans.
Russian Smolensk Kristall is getting ready for consumption increase
11/20/2007
Smolensk Kristall, the largest Russian polished diamond manufacturer, expects significant increase of gems consumption on the inside market, as the Kristall CEO Maxim Shkadov stated on the press-conference on Nov.2.
Kristall’s New Commercial Office Opened in Moscow
09/07/2007
On the 4th of September 2007 Smolensk Kristall’s new commercial office was opened on the basis of its Moscow general agents. Wholesalers and retailers including individual buyers can now purchase the products of the major Russian polished diamonds manufacturer at Bolshoi Tishinsky per. 22, building 1, Moscow.
Russian PM Calls for Greater Local Supply of Rough
09/02/2007
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov called for “adjustments” to Alrosa’s rough diamond sales policy, ensuring local manufacturers enough goods with which to work at full capacity.
The Russian Government Favoured the Increase in Rough Supply to Smolensk Kristall
08/31/2007
On the 30th of August, 2007 at the Russian Government session Head of Smolensk region Victor Maslov initiated an increase in rough supply to the major Russian polished diamonds manufacturer, Smolensk-based Kristall Production Corporation. The initiative was supported completely.
Russia Vice Premier Backs Keeping Rough for Locals
08/30/2007
First vice premier Sergei Ivanov backed a proposal on boosting deliveries of rough diamonds by ALROSA for processing inside Russia. He expressed this idea on Thursday, speaking of the need to load production facilities of Russian diamond-cutting factories, including the Kristall plant in the city of Smolensk.
Smolensk Asks For Higher Quotas From Gokhran
08/30/2007
Smolensk region governor Viktor Maslov has asked the Russian government to consider increasing the maximum amount of diamonds that Russian companies may purchase from the government's diamond repository, Gokhran.
The International Football Tournament in honour of Alexander Shkadov
08/27/2007
The International Football Tournament in honour of Alexander Shkadov finished in Smolensk.
The International Youth Football Tournament under the auspices of Kristall Production Corporation took place from the 21st to the 26th of August 2007 in Smolensk. The competition was organized in honour of Alexander Shkadov, an outstanding figure in the Russian diamond industry.
News 