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More than 100 guests were present at an event to support the establishment of Tlhokomela Trust – a collaboration between Forevermark and safari specialist Explore, Inc, whose aim is to protect Botswana’s rhinos.
Signet Jewelers launched a responsible diamond sourcing protocol that it claims will increase transparency and improve the integrity of the global supply chain.
The stone is the largest recorded diamond find in the country. Lucapa Diamond Co. has recovered a 404.2 ct. diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola.
A Diamond Intelligence Briefs (DIB) investigation has revealed that a vendor on the leading online global wholesale platform, Alibaba, has offered CVD lab-grown diamonds with GIA certificates.
The natural diamond trade should welcome the establishment of the International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA) announced last week even though it may actually serve as a wake-up call for the industry.
Richard S. Garard, CEO of equipment manufacturer Microwave Enterprises, was recently appointed secretary general of the International Grown Diamond Association, the just-formed umbrella organization for the lab-grown diamond industry.
Newly-elected Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) chairman Shmuel Schnitzer, has called on the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) to invest a “substantial amount” on generic advertising.
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has estimated that US consumers will spend around $4.4 billion on necklaces, earrings and other jewelry items this Valentine’s Day.
Paris – Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH had success with Bulgari and TAG Heuer’s new smartwatch in 2015, though its CEO acknowledged that global economic “uncertainty” remains.
De Beers will offer grading of non-Forevermark diamonds from its U.K. laboratory for the first time from March 1 as the company expands a service currently existing in Antwerp and Surat.
Lucara Diamond Corp. will hold its first exceptional stone tender of 2016 from April 4 to 13 in Gaborone, Botswana.
Demand for rough diamonds improved significantly in January, leaving many to wonder if the sudden upturn is sustainable.