Dalumi Gives Japanese Ambassador Whistle-Stop Tour of Diamond Industry
July 28, 04
Japan’s ambassador to Israel Jun Yokota illustrated the importance of Israel’s diamond exports to his country on Wednesday with a visit to Israel’s Dalumi Diamonds.
Yokota visited one of Dalumi’s six Israeli polishing plants where stones of 1-8 carats are cut and polished and received a detailed explanation of the diamond polishing and marketing process at Dalumi’s offices.
Yokota said he had been keen to accept Dalumi’s invitation to visit its plant and offices since diamonds were such an important part of Japan’s imports from Israel.
Annual turnover at Dalumi, which manufactures diamonds and jewelry, has been more than $150 million for the past two years, with $20 million of goods going to the Japanese market every year. The company has offices in Tokyo and Osaka.
Rafi Yerushalmi, Dalumi’s managing director, said the company sells its jewelry through the Tsutsumi jewelry chain’s 136 outlets in Japan.
Dalumi, which has been a Sightholder since 1993, won an outstanding exporter award in 2001 for its exports to Japan.
The company said it in talks to market its new line of “tattoo” diamonds in Japan. Already sold in 150 stores throughout Italy, the diamonds feature a laser engraving with a special message of love.
Dalumi is marketing the diamond to the 25-35 age group and also to the bridal market.