RAPAPORT... Alrosa's list of long-term clients has grown to 65companies, with six new contract clients signing diamond-supply agreements forthe 2018-to-2020 period.Three new domestic clients, including Aives, Diapur andKristalldiam, as well as three new foreign businesses, Firestar Diamond, BlueGems and Niru Diamonds Israel, have signed deals for the sale of gem-qualityrough diamonds. Alrosa now has contracts with eight domestic and 48foreign clients in Belgium, India, China, Israel and the UK for gem-qualityrough. The Russian miner has also signed with 11 firms -four domestic and seven foreign - for the sale of industrial stones.Additionally, the company has 11 new Alrosa Alliancemembers, and lists them as potential candidates for long-term contracts once they"accumulate sufficient positive history of trade cooperation," the miner said.Long-term clients currently account for 70% of Alrosa's totalsales volume.The full list of Alrosa clients with long-term contracts forgem-quality diamonds are:A.C. DiamAives Arjav Diamonds Arslanian Group Asian Star Company Aspeco Belgium Blue GemsBrilliant Gems Brilliant Trading Company Bronner Trading Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company DiapurDali Diamond Company DDK Dharmanandan Diamonds Diajewel Diamond India Dianco Diarough Dimexon Diamonds EPL Diamond EspekaFirestar Diamond Fischler Diamonds Gomel PO Kristall Hari Krishna Exports HVK International I.D.R.P. Jasani Karp Impex KGK Diamonds Kiran Gems K.P. Sanghvi KristalldiamLaurelton Diamonds Leo Schachter International LLD Diamonds L&N Diamonds Niru Diamonds IsraelPenford Pluczenik Diamond Company PO Kristall Rosy Blue (India) Rosy Blue S.D. Diamond S.V. Gems Sahar Atid Diamonds Sheetal Manufacturing Shree Ramkrishna Exports Signet Direct Diamond Sourcing Star Diamond Group Swintu Diam Tache-HSK Trau Bros Venus Jewel Wing Hang Diamond Company New Alrosa Alliance members and potential long-term contract candidates include:Lazurit-D Chow Sang Sang Jewellery Company Kapu Gems Laxmi Diamond Luk Fook Diamond International M. Suresh Company Mohit Diamonds Richold VD Global Image: Alrosa