With over 95 per cent of the imported rough diamonds being exported, the government does not need to levy tax on labour for an industry that is labour intensive since it already earns revenue through foreign exchange, GJEPC has stated in its communication
The diamond industry needs to take ownership of the adjective "natural," and associate it with other modifiers like 'real,' 'genuine,' 'rare' and 'unique,'" he writes. "It should be one of our biggest selling tools. But...
The recent unveiling of the first synthetic screening device for set jewellery, SYNTHdetect, by the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a De Beers Group company, will boost consumer confidence, according to Diamond Trading..
De Beers chief executive Bruce Cleaver said: “As expected, rough diamond sales were lower in the seventh cycle of the year, with some midstream demand having already been brought forward into cycle 6 due to Diwali being earlier in 2017.
More than half of retailers will not sell synthetic diamonds in the coming year, according to the results of a survey by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA).
This profile allows retailers to sell their diamonds backed by digital reporting, designed for the modern consumer, and distributed on social networks.OGI will be displaying these systems at the September Hong Kong-wan chai fair.
For centuries, people have gone to great lengths and extraordinary costs - from the baked Namib Desert to the ice-locked Canadian tundra - to pull diamonds out of the Earth, endlessly searching for the dead volcanoes...
New technologies have made the purchase of high-quality diamonds more affordable than ever. Industrial-grade lab-grown diamonds have been around since about the time of World War II. Now gem-quality stones are created in a matter of days...
Currently, synthetic diamonds are being formed through controlled demolition. As such, using lasers would be significantly more cost effective and safer as a means to produce these valuable rocks...
The industrial diamond production in the country is estimated at 9 million carats per year, but it can be increased to 13.3 million carats a year during 2017/2022.
“Photoluminescence Mapping of Optical Defects in HPHT Synthetic Diamond” explores GIA research associate Lorne Loudin’s study of an irradiated HPHT synthetic diamond of mixed type, confirming that the technique shows great promise for detecting...
“I am very pleased to support this initiative proposed by the GJEPC, which is a WFDB member, together with the BDB. These are the kind of steps that will enable consumers to have full confidence in diamond jewellery,” he adds.
Diamonds are of the earth, made billions of years ago, as old as the stars. They are an authentic, scarce product in an increasingly artificial world...Russia’s Most Expensive Diamonds to Be Sold Online...
Synthetic diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) continues to prove its worth as a key material driving innovation across a wide variety of industries, including optics and photonics, wastewater treatment electronics and semiconductors...
Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Chairman Praveenshankar Pandya has announced moves to deal with the ongoing issue of the undisclosed mixing of synthetic stones with natural diamonds.
Russia's Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), the world's top diamond producer by output in carats, produced 14% more in the first half of this year than in the same period of 2016, thanks to higher grades achieved from several pipes...
"From our perspective, synthetic diamonds are diamonds," said Stephen Morisseau, a spokesman for the Gemological Institute of America, a nonprofit organization that oversees the international diamond grading system. "They're not fakes...
These days, manufacturing of artificial diamonds has advanced, and you can buy a real (but manufactured) diamond for under half the price of a “natural” diamond.
There was plenty of opportunities for audience members at the event to participate alongside live demonstrations with the next generation of UK scientists. There was also ten chances during the event for audience members to win synthetic diamonds.
The source of the single-cut synthetics is not immediately apparent, but Kuzi noted that the growing availability of CVD man-made diamonds may prove to be a factor. "CVD is being grown widely in areas outside the diamond industry...
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