List of Israel’s top 25 polished diamond export companies released

A list identifying the lead 25 Israeli diamond companies identified basis their individual polished diamond exports, informs LLD Diamonds leading for the 10th consecutive year, with exports valued worth of $366 million. In 2010, LLD Diamonds saw its exports rise by over 50 percent from the previous year. The list however does not include names of companies who did not wish to divulge their export data to public.

Published by Israel’s diamond controller in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, the list incorporated names that did not exists in 2009 list, such as AA Rachminov Diamonds ( exports worth US$ 123 million and rank:4), Segal Diamonds (exports worth US$ 45 million), Jogdiam (exports worth US$ 39 million), Yoram Dvash (exports worth US$ 33 million), Katz Chaim (exports worth US$ 31 million and rank:23), ABT Diamonds (exports worth US$ 28 million and rank:24 )and Shlomo Bichahi Diamonds (exports worth US$ 27 million and rank: 25).

Leo Schachter Diamonds Ltd rankled second with US$ 359 million, and M.I.D. House Of Diamonds Ltd ranked third with exports worth US$ 160 million. E.Z. Diamonds Ltd featured as the fifth largest polished diamond exporter with US$ 97 million worth of exports. The total exports generated by the 25 companies is worth $2.1 billion which accounts for 36 percent of Israel’s total polished diamond exports ($5.83 billion).