Customer demand for greater availability of Forward Contracts in the first half of the year and for increased range and quantity of products, has led the company to create a single FCS event, which it has slated in March 2015. At the event, registered customers will have the opportunity to bid for future supply of a wider range of products (from the +2 Cts, Grainers and Smalls categories), available in multiple-unit volumes and over one, two, three and four-cycle contract durations.
FCS was launched in 2014 pursuant to consumer feedback seeking either to lock in short-term security of supply that spot sales cannot provide, or to complement their existing long-term supply contracts. They allow buyers to bid on all future contracts offered, or any combination, and to bid for the volumes of products they require in each contract. Ultimately, buyers gain the flexibility to construct their own bespoke supply contracts.
Neil Ventura, De Beers’ Executive Vice President of Auction Sales said: “FCS got off to a successful start in 2014 with over 300 contracts sold and customers demonstrating a willingness to pay a premium for short-term security of supply. This year, in response to customer feedback, a wider range of products will be made available including some of our +2ct products for the first time. Furthermore, the one-off set of FCS auctions will provide our customers with a highly convenient way to secure the products they require for delivery in any one of the four cycles between March and July, or any combination of these delivery periods that suit their needs.”
The company will be informing customers with a track record of demonstrated demand in the products being offered for sale, while new or yet to participate customers would find more details through their account managers.
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