Rough report: goods remain on the table at Alrosa and DTC sights
The Alrosa Sight marked the beginning of the new contract period and included several new Sightholders.
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Fiona Solomon: India and Asia are in the focus of RJC
Solomon Fiona (Fiona Solomon), Director of Standards Development at the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) gave an exclusive interview to Rough&Polished and told about the main activities of this organization and its achievements in the past year and prospects for 2015.
Rough prices: what is the outlook for 2015?
As 2015 gets underway, all eyes are turned to the gem producers. After an extraordinary and difficult year in 2014 for all the players in the industry, except for rough suppliers, everyone is hoping for great things from 2015. So, will rough prices fall in 2015?
Alrosa’s former president dies at the age of 48
Moscow – Fyodor Andreev, who was president of Alrosa from 2009 until he left this past fall for medical reasons, died Friday. He was 48.
Rough price correction – part 2
The rough diamond price cuts by De Beers at last week’s January sight were not far reaching enough. The mining company reduced prices by an average 4 percent,
Diamantaires concerned as AMS mistakes natural diamonds for synthetic
Six months have passed since De Beers unveiled a revolutionary device for detection of small synthetic diamonds – the Automated Melee Screening Device (AMS).
Gold price forecast to decline in 2015
New York – Though gold is expected to decrease in price again throughout the year, 2015 could end with a slight uptick, setting the stage for a price recovery next year.
Alrosa 2014 production reaches 36.21 million carats
Alrosa announced, Thursday, January the 29th, that production in its fourth quarter increased 8 percent over the previous quarter, to reach 10.56 million carats.
“Being a sightholder is a fool’s errand”
By all accounts, the mood at this week’s De Beers sight in Botswana was grim, particularly for January—traditionally an upbeat meeting.
Sight report, January 2015
The “Diamond Rush” that has for so many years been both a feature, and integral part of the rough diamond cycle has been distinctly lacking in 2015, making it one of the poorest starts for the industry in several years.
De Beers announces 2015 auction sales program for forward contract sales
The De Beers Group of Companies today (Wednesday) announced the 2015 Forward Contract Sales (FCS) program for its Auction Sales business.
A day with my diamond—the challenge of generic advertising
Life with a diamond is just the same. But better…. If only consumers could think like that, life in the diamond industry would certainly be that much easier and sales would increase.