Zharkov and Mellier address Presidents’ Meeting
Andrey Zharkov, the recently appointed president of ALROSA, and Phillippe Mellier, CEO of De Beers, addressed a joint meeting
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Mystery diamond treatment also found at IGI, report says
The previously unknown treatment that temporarily boosts a diamond’s color has also been discovered on diamonds submitted to the Antwerp branch of the International Gemological Institute,
Chow Tai Fook setting the stage for Hearts On Fire growth
Q&A with Kent Wong, managing director of Chow Tai Fook jewellery group. Chow Tai Fook acquired the Hearts on Fire luxury diamond brand in June 2014 for $150 million
Confidence in the diamond dream
“All value in the diamond business emanates from the consumer desire for our product. Without that consumer desire, there would be no investment
Antwerp reveals very little about proposed carat tax
During the course of the past couple of months many theories have emerged about Belgium’s pending “Carat Tax.” This new fiscal law, which if approved by the European Commission, would tax diamond firms’ turnover at 0.55 percent rather than taxing profit
The GIA team talks backlogs, synthetics, and standards
Susan Jacques and Tom Moses speak to JCK about how the Gemological Institute of America is preparing for the future. Nearing her second anniversary as president and CEO of GIA, Susan Jacques spoke with JCK in a joint interview
Raising the mood in Vegas
The JCK Las Vegas show that ended on Monday met the low expectations of the diamond trade. Polished diamond suppliers were reassured about the strength and stability of the U.S. market, even if sales were mediocre and buyers were pushing for deeper discounts.
10 things learned at the Las Vegas shows
The Vegas JCK and Couture shows not only cemented where the problems are, they also showed where positive change activity is taking place, possibly signaling the way for the rest of the category.
De Beer’s rough diamond sales for beneficiation reaches $1.5 billion in 2014
The De Beers Group of Companies today reported that its total rough diamond sales for local beneficiation purposes in 2014 increased 11 percent to $1.56 billion, according to the company’s newly published 2014 Report to Society.
GIA close to solving mystery color treatment
The Gemological Institute of America is close to figuring out the mystery treatment that may have temporarily improved the color of some 500 diamonds
“A Diamond is Forever” slogan coming back, De Beers says
De Beers is bringing back its classic “A Diamond Is Forever” slogan for its Forevermark advertising, the company announced at its annual Forevermark breakfast at the Four Seasons resort in Las Vegas on May 28.
The new diamond group won’t be what you think
Everyone agrees that the diamond industry should do more generic marketing, along the lines of the fabled De Beers campaigns that created the industry. So the news that the major miners are forming a Diamond Producers Association was warmly received.