ALROSA September sales of rough and polished diamonds reached $258.7 million
Press release – ALROSA Group announces diamond sales results for September and nine months of 2019.
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WDC 2019 Annual General meeting in Antwerp
Press release – WDC focuses on strengthening the scope of Kimberley Process during 2019 Annual General Meeting in Antwerp.
Rio Tinto unveils $1.1M Argyle diamond jewelry
Rio Tinto has unveiled a necklace-and-ring set worth $1.1 million, created from 673 diamonds recovered from its Argyle mine in Australia.
Diamond Producers Association unveils ‘The Diamond Journey’ campaign
Press release – The new campaign from the DPA’s Real is Rare, Real is a Diamond platform tells the epic journey of a natural diamond, 3 billion years in the making.
Petra to hold special tender for 20.08-Carat blue diamond
Petra Diamonds will hold a special tender of the 20.08-carat blue diamond. The stone, a gem-quality Type llb diamond, was recovered from the Cullinan mine in South Africa last month.
US bans import of Zimbabwe diamonds
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has blocked the import of rough diamonds mined from the Marange fields in Zimbabwe, claiming they were produced using forced labor.
NRF: Holiday retail sales to Increase 4% this year
The National Retail Federation said Thursday it expects holiday retail sales to increase between 3.8 percent and 4.2 percent compared with last year.
Partnership between the RJC and the UN Global Compact on the Sustainable Development Goals
Press release – RJC enters into a partnership with the United Nations Global Compact to advance impact and innovation on the Sustainable Development Goals.
De Beers rough diamond sales for Cycle 8, 2019
Press release – Us$295 million (provisional).
313ct. diamond emerges as world’s largest D-color
Nemesis International on Thursday the 24th of September unveiled a 313-carat diamond that has been certified as the largest D-color polished stone in history.
Rough diamond exports from the Central African Republic
In light of recent media reports about the trade in rough diamonds associated with the ongoing civil conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), the World Diamond Council (WDC) has reiterated its call to members of the industry to practice the utmost caution when considering the purchase of goods that are known to have originated […]
Richemont buys italian jeweler Buccellati
Luxury conglomerate Richemont has acquired Buccellati Holding Italia S.p.A., the owner of Buccellati, the famed Italian jeweler, for an undisclosed price.