Alrosa tender next goes digital in May
Tender taking place between
May 15 and 29, 2020
Alrosa
offered an option to its long-term customers to buy rough diamonds through its
digital platform amidst limited business travel due to Covid-2019 pandemic related
restrictions. At the digital tender taking place between May 15 and 29, 2020,
the company offers over 800 rough diamonds from 5-10 carats batches.
The
offered volume is the largest Alrosa has ever put on a digital tender. The
company provides detailed information on each diamond for remote evaluation.
Clients logged to their personal online account get full digital scans of
auctioned stones, including data on their external shape, inclusions, color,
fluorescence, as well as photos.
For
clients’ convenience, the company has significantly upgraded its trading system
as well as online services. Every lot has a separate web page with all its
characteristics. Given a large number of lots, clients have an opportunity to
upload their bids for individual stones in a semi-automated mode.
“We
continue to evaluate various measures to support our clients in these
challenging times with travelling restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic
still in place. Our offer gives customers interested in purchasing and ready to
work remotely under current circumstances the opportunity to review and buy
rough.
After
analysing the clients’ needs, the company for the first time puts such vast
amount of diamonds up for a digital tender. We consciously decided to sell
stones separately, allowing clients to choose goods according to their needs
and desired characteristics.
Our
proficiency in digital tenders allows us to offer clients a unique opportunity
to make a commercial decision remotely instead of a traditional visit to the
office, providing them with all information required,” said Evgeny Agureev,
Deputy CEO of Alrosa.
According
to Alrosa, digital tender bases on technologies that provide customers with a
full digital scan of each rough diamond for detailed analysis. Alrosa has been
holding pilot digital tenders since October 2019 together with traditional
sessions, with digital scans allowing customers to pre-select rough diamonds
before coming to the office.
3D-scan
data includes each rough diamond’s external shape, internal inclusions, color
and fluorescence. Information provided in a standard Sarine Advisor planning
format is ready for use by clients’ staff to evaluate possible polished output
according to individual needs, preferences and price lists.
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