Ernie Blom: open letter regarding over grading certification
Press Release : Open letter from Ernie Bmlom, President of the WFDB, regarding over grading certification.
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OECD: no plans now to issue precious stones due diligence guidelines
OECD Guidelines: A replacement of the Kimberley Process? was the original name given by the organizers for Panel II at the Second Zimbabwe Diamond Conference that took place in Harare in early November.
Fixing the lab-grading mess
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses president Ernie Blom today put out a much-welcome open letter on diamond grading, which makes a firm statement about what constitutes acceptable behavior as far as choosing grading labs:
Is there an accepted diamond grading standard?
A few months back EGL International sent out a release with the following, quite controversial assertion: “At this point in time there is no single, international standard for diamond grading that has national or international status or acceptance.”
India to take the ‘rough’ road for further growth
On the Indian diamond Industry’s persistent request, the Government of India is planning to set up a special zone with tax benefits for diamond import and a trading hub.
Middlemen to be squeezed out of diamond industry
Q&A with Avraham (Bumi) Traub, Honorary President of the Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association and founder of A.B.T. Diamonds Lt.
De Beers november sight estimated at $550M
De Beers November sight closed with an estimated value of $550 million. Minor adjustments to prices and assortments were reported in different categories.
De Beers’ secrets revealed: here’s what you need to know
Diamond giant De Beers’ share of the rough diamond market has fallen substantially from its peak of over 80 percent in the 1980s, but the company still has a bit of a shady reputation.
Rapaport calls diamond overgrading “significant threat” to industry
In a thunderous new editorial, Rapaport Group chairman Martin Rapaport called the overgrading of diamonds by certain labs a “significant threat”
Running the numbers: how many lab-grown diamonds are there?
One of the biggest deficiencies in our industry is the lack of authoritative stats. So I thought I would kick off a series of posts trying to find out the latest accurate information on our industry.
De Beers is ‘changing with the times’
London – In a lengthy presentation Monday, De Beers executives gave Anglo American PLC investors an overview of its diamond business
Mislabeled diamond causes GIA to suspend sealing service
Gemological Institute of America’s lab has begun an investigation and suspended its diamond sealing service after it spotted a sealed diamond the report of which didn’t match the stone.