Alrosa speaks out on branding—and Brexit
When writing last week’s post on Alrosa’s new Russia-based diamond brand—my piece was inspired by this New York Times story—I reached out to Alrosa’s spokesperson Jane Kozenko with some questions.
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Queen’s brooch choices during Trump visit spark #Broochgate
#Broochgate has begun.
Upbeat figures across the diamond pipeline gives mid-year cheer
Looking at news reports this week, one standout trend appears to be the strength of the diamond market currently.
Diamond Empowerment Fund board Approves Up To Half a Million Dollars in Grants
Press release – At its mid-year board meeting held today, the Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) approved up to $500,000 in grants to help students and young entrepreneurs from diamond mining countries or where the diamond industry does significant global business.
Alrosa’s russian brand: right idea, wrong time?
This week, The New York Times reported that Russian diamond miner Alrosa is hoping to brand its stones as being of Russian origin.
The 3.14-carat ‘Alpha’ Diamond in Rio Tinto’s tender
Rio Tinto just debuted the diamonds in this year’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, its annual sale of the best pink, red and violet stones to emerge from its mine in Western Australia.
‘Sophia’ the star turn at Forevermark forum in Delhi
The 7th edition of the Forevermark Forum took place this week in Delhi, with the highlight being the presence of “Sophia”, an advanced social humanoid robot developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics.
De Beers’ SYNTHdetect shortlisted as finalist for industry innovation award
De Beers’ synthetic diamond screening device, SYNTHdetect, has been nominated for Industry Innovation of the Year in the JNA Awards.
De Beers, Botswana prep for new sales deal
Botswana once again finds itself at a crossroads. The sparsely populated, landlocked country is in a constant battle to ensure the longevity of its diamond industry.
Tiffany is modernizing and streamlining its design process
Tiffany & Co. has announced the opening of its Jewelry Design and Innovation Workshop, a 17,000-square-foot space not far from its Manhattan office at 200 Fifth Avenue.
ALROSA sells rough and polished diamonds worth USD 390 million in June
Press release – ALROSA, the world’s largest diamond miner, announces diamond sales results for June and six months of 2018.
Global rough production surges in 2017
Global rough-diamond production increased in 2017, mainly due to new mines in Canada, according to data the Kimberley Process (KP) released last week.