The annual list of Israel’s 25 largest polished diamond exporters was published by the Israel Diamond Controller’s Office in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. For the second consecutive year Leo Schachter Diamonds tops the list, with a net $317 million in 2012.
Second and third on the list of top exporters are M.I.D. House of Diamonds with $238 million and A.A. Rachminov Diamonds with $180 million. In 4th and 5th place are Safdico (Israel) Ltd. with $154 million and Niru Diamonds Israel with $120 million in net exports.
Next on the list are: E.Z. Diamonds in 6th place, with $95 million; Ofer Mizrahi Diamonds in 7th place with $92 million; Andre Messika in 8th place with $87million and Yosfe Diamonds International in 9th place with $84 million. In 10th place is Poligem with $81 million in net polished exports.
Total net exports of the 25 largest companies in 2012 stood at $2.15 billion, or about 38% of Israel’s net total polished exports of $5.7 billion.
The list of 25 does not include 12 companies who chose not to publish their export figures. They accounted for $878 million or 15% of Israel’s net polished exports in 2012.
The total sum of the polished exports of the top 37 companies (including those who asked not to be included) equaled $3.03 billion, or 54.3% of Israel’s net polished exports for 2012. For a full list of Israel’s top 25 polished diamond exporters.
