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BNR’s Big Five
De diamant is het symbool van luxe en exclusiviteit, maar de vraag naar diamanten verandert snel. In India en China worden goedkopere stenen geslepen, en in laboratoria worden diamanten gemaakt die bijna niet meer van echt te onderscheiden zijn. Taxateur Tali Goldstoff haalt de echte briljanten eruit en plakt er een prijskaartje op.
Luister op dinsdag 11 juni om 10.00 uur live naar BNR’s Big Five van de Diamanthandel met Tali Goldstoff.
June 16 (UPI) — The 100-plus carat Juno diamond was auctioned Thursday in New York by Sotheby’s, bringing in over $12.9 million.
Read moreLab-Grown Diamonds Can’t Fill Melee Shortage, Panel Says
While the natural diamond business is currently having issues sourcing melee, a JCK Las Vegas panel said the industry shouldn’t expect lab-created diamond producers to fill the gap.
Read moreAbout 250,000 workers employed at Surat’s diamond polishing and cutting units have been asked to go on leave for 15 days from May 16, as the supplies of rough stones from the biggest diamond miner, Alrosa, which is partially owned by the Russian government have been frozen amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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As Rich Get Richer, Valentino Chairman Sees No End to Luxury Boom
The rich are getting richer, and it’s a boon for the luxury industry, according to Valentino Chairman Rachid Mohamed Rachid.
Read more(IDEX Online) – Signet says it’s braced for more weddings this year than any time in the last 40 years, as couples finally exchange their vows after the Covid pandemic
Read moreDe Beers sees little chance of increasing supply in the next couple of years.
Endiama, which holds the exclusive concession for diamond mining rights in Angola, has already flagged an almost one-third reduction in diamond output this year.
Read moreApr 14, 2022 8:28 AM By Rapaport News
RAPAPORT… The Fuchsia Rose diamond surpassed its presale estimate at Christie’s New York on Wednesday, achieving $6.78 million in the Magnificent Jewels auction.
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(IDEX Online) – De Beers reported rough sales of $565m from its third sight of 2022 – up 26 per cent year-on-year.
Read moreThe global lab-grown diamonds (LGD) market size was valued at $19.3 bn in 2020 and is projected to reach $49.9 bn by 2030, registering a Compound Annual rate Growth (CAGR) of 9.4% from 2021 to 2030.
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Mar 23, 2022 6:17 AM By Rapaport News
RAPAPORT… Titan Company has shelled out $20 million to invest in e-commerce lab-grown diamond business Clean Origin, its first foray into the synthetics sector.
Read moreFull House for Fifth Dubai Diamond Conference
No one had really believed it. Neither did I.
But once I stepped into the main ballroom of Dubai’s Atlantis The Palm, I realized it was so: the fifth edition of the Dubai Diamond Conference (DDC) had no seat to spare. Sold out, as reported.
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) had started plugging the event in the midst of the pandemic. The world had just gone through the second wave of Corona, and the DMCC CEO Ahmed Bin Sulayem’s audacious confirmation of the conference dates – many months ahead – raised quite a few eyebrows.
The 2019 edition of the DDC – a lifetime ago – had won many accolades. Ronnie VanderLinden, president of the International Manufacturers Association (IDMA), wrote in a recent IDMA newsletter that it had been “one of the best, if not the best conference I attended during my years in the industry. I have high expectations for the upcoming fifth edition as well.” In other words, for this year’s conference, the DMCC has its work cut out for it.
This DDC’s opening ceremony is headlined by two keynote speakers, ministers of mineral resources in their respective countries: Lefoko Moagi of Botswana and Dr. Diamantino Pedro Azevedo of Angola. The names of the other speakers -no one but the keynote speakers are allocated more than five minutes – are all well known. They were Sergey Ivanov, CEO of Alrosa, Bruce Cleaver, CEO of De Beers; Yoram Dvash, WFDB President; Iris Van der Veken, ED of RJC; Edward Asscher, World Diamond Council President; CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri; and David Block, CEO of Sarine.
A surprising, if not refreshing, speaker is Beryl Raff, Chairperson, and CEO of Helzberg Diamonds. She is not here for just a five-minute speech, and we may expect some interesting insights from her in the afternoon sessions. In an interview with the magazine of her alma mater, Boston University, she was called “The CEO with the extra sparkle.” Let the sparkling begin.
By Ya’akov Almor, special event envoy from Dubai
Read moreDe Beers Cullinan Blue, a 15.10 ct fancy vivid blue diamond, is expected to sell for around $48 mn at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.
Read moreSwiss watch exports rose strongly in January as US demand supported the sector amid a downturn in orders from China.
Read moreASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has received a 2021 interim dividend payment of A$5-million, or $2.6-million, from its 40%-owned and wholly operated alluvial mining company Sociedade Mineira Do Lulo (SML), based in Angola.
Read morePandora A/S will make a jewelry line based on the superheroes of the Marvel universe under a new license deal with Walt Disney Co.’s comic book division.
Read more(IDEX Online) – Recovering demand for diamonds has boosted Botswana’s real GDP, which rose 8.4 per cent in Q3 of 2021, year-on-year.
Read moreDe Beers pushed through one of its most aggressive diamond price increases in recent years as the world’s biggest producer of the stones cashes in on a buying frenzy for uncut gems.
Read moreRAPAPORT… Just like the virus itself, the diamond industry’s recovery from the Covid-19 downturn has come in waves.
Read moreJOHANNESBURG, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diacore is pleased to announce the purchase of an exceptional 32.32 carats pink rough diamond for $13.8 million. The diamond has originated from the Williamson mine in Tanzania.
Read moreGABORONE, Dec 17 (Reuters) – De Beers Group said on Friday it has extended by six months a 10-year agreement with Botswana for the sale of rough diamonds from their jointly owned venture, giving both parties more time to negotiate a new contract.
Read moreRAPAPORT… Jewelry was one of the most popular purchases during what proved to be a buoyant season for retail demand, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.
Read moreAlrosa (MCX: ALRS), the world’s top diamond miner by output, said on Tuesday the industry had “fully recovered” from the covid-19 pandemic as a structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing prices past levels reached in 2019.
Read more(IDEX Online) – Alrosa reports a drop of 20 per cent in rough diamond sales (quarter-on-quarter) – and a rise of 22 per cent in its gem quality price index (year-on-year).
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Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and diamond giant De Beers, announced on Thursday the approval of new long-term business plan that will allow it to extend its land-based mines’ life by 20 years to 2042.
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According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled,“Lab Grown Diamonds Market by Manufacturing Method, Size, Nature, and Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030,” the global lab grown diamonds market size was valued at $19.3 billion in 2020, and is projected reach $49.9 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 9.4% from 2021 to 2030.
Read moreAccording to Mastercard SpendingPulse, US jewelers can expect revenue from jewelry sales in the US between November 1 and December 24 will grow 59% compared to the same period last year.
Read moreThe global jewellery industry has called for collective and immediate action on gender equality, a crucial building block in developing a strong and responsible supply chain that contributes to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 5.
Read more(IDEX Online) – De Beers’ new diamond recovery vessel, the largest of its kind in the world, has set sail from a shipyard in Romania to be fitted with mission equipment for work off the Namibian coast.
Read moreData and analytics company GlobalData expects global rough diamond production to grow by 1.4% this year to reach 112.99-million carats.
Read moreRAPAPORT… Christie’s sold a 24.45-carat diamond pendant for $2 million at its recent online auction, the second-highest price the company has achieved for a jewel sold online.
Read more(IDEX Online) – A “unique” collection of three Argyle diamonds – a pink, a red, and a violet stone – has been sold to a buyer in the US.
Read moreLucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the recovery of a 393.5 carat top white Type IIa gem quality diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana (image attached).
Read moreThe world’s biggest mining companies are about to start revealing how much cash they’re churning out from this year’s commodity boom.
Read more(IDEX Online) – An exceptional 39.34-carat blue rough diamond has been sold for over $40m.
Read moreCanada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has found a 62.7-carat fancy pink diamond at its prolific Karowe mine in Botswana, which has been named “Boitumelo” meaning “Joy” in Setswana, the national and majority language.
Read moreSURAT: The diamond industry is getting its shine back as the exports of polished diamonds and lab-grown synthetic diamonds have gone above the pre-Covid level in the month of April.
Read moreAt the latest De Beers diamond auction this week, buyers shopping for the kind of stones used to make an average engagement ring were in for a sticker shock: some prices had ballooned by 10% since the last sale.
Read moreDe Beers has raised some rough-diamond prices by about 10%, as the world’s top producer cashes in on rampant demand from cutters and polishers.
Read moreRAPAPORT… India is experiencing a shortage of diamonds as rough supply has dropped and polished goods remain stuck at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
Read moreThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has postponed a possible 25% duty on Indian jewelry for six months, giving the countries time to come to terms on an unrelated trade dispute.
Read moreThe high demand from end consumers for rough diamonds and the drop in supply create excellent preconditions for a progressive rise in prices, and ALROSA intends to use this opportunity, said the company’s CEO Sergei Ivanov on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to Interfax.
Read moreMany watch brands are using alternate materials like recycled plastics and cardboard packaging. But only recently have a couple of brands turned to decorative gem-quality diamonds produced in a laboratory, a change that has been a long time coming.
Read moreThe owner of Kay Jewelers, Jared and Zales is setting a big sales target as business starts to pick up again after a turbulent year.
Read moreRAPAPORT… A US grading laboratory has introduced a new cut grade designed to differentiate higher-quality diamonds from the “excellent” score that most polished stones receive.
Read moreToday News The Government of Maharashtra has once again allowed gems and jewellery export operations to resume, with restrictions in the number of people working in export units during the ongoing night curfew, weekend lockdown and restrictions of people at workplace to curtail the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreSouth Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) has found yet another big rock at its iconic Cullinan mine, a 39.34 carat Type IIb gem said to be of “exceptional quality” due to both its colour and clarity.
Read moreDe Beers lifted diamond prices at its third consecutive sale as an industrywide recovery from the coronavirus pandemic gathers pace.
Read moreIn light of recent reports by the international media, observers on the ground and NGOs about political unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR), the World Diamond Council (WDC) reiterates its call to members of the diamond industry to carry out enhanced due diligence when considering the purchase of goods that are known to have originated or are suspected of having originated in the country.
Read moreDe Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems since the end of its monopoly 20 years ago.
Read more(IDEX Online) – Jewelry retailers in China are expanding their operations as post-pandemic sales surge.
Read moreSurat: The export of polished diamonds from India increased 41% in December 2020 at Rs 12,692 crore compared to Rs 8,000 crore in the same period the previous year. This is first time after Covid-19 that the export of polished diamond has increased.
Read moreDe Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems since the end of its monopoly 20 years ago.
Read moreSales of rough and polished diamonds in December totaled $521.6 million, including proceeds from rough diamond sales of $470.3 million, and polished diamond sales of $51.2 million.
Read moreDe Beers raised diamond prices for the first time since the outbreak of global pandemic, signaling growing confidence in a rebound for the struggling industry.
Read moreThe Bank of Namibia is now expecting the country’s diamond mining sector to decline by 14.7% in real terms during 2020.
Read moreThe number of jewelry purchases in Russia decreased by almost a quarter in the past 11 months of 2020
Read moreEight months into the pandemic, Americans’ household finances are in the best shape in decades.
Read moreThe ultra-rare 14.83-carat, internally flawless, oval-cut The Spirit of the Rose (pictured) went to an anonymous phone bidder yesterday at Sotheby’s Geneva.
Read moreLucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the recovery of an unbroken 998 carat high white clivage diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana
Read moreDe Beers has revealed diamond jewellery design trends for the forthcoming gifting season, which are influenced by consumers’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreSurat: It seems the coronavirus pandemic has not dimmed the liking of the diamond connoisseurs in Uncle Sam’s land. At a time when the export of polished diamonds from India has dipped phenomenally, the exports of lab-grown polished diamonds has continued its growth trajectory in the range of 22-40% between June and August as compared to the same period the previous year.
Read moreURAT: There is some good news for diamantaires in Surat. Diamond trading is all set to recover its sparkle lost due to the coronavirus pandemic as demand increases from the US, Europe and China over the last two months.
Read moreRAPAPORT… Miners have seen “encouraging” signs of recovery in the diamond market as they resume rough sales following an extended period of weak demand.
Read more(IDEX Online) – A new set of standards for grading polished diamonds has been drawn up and published by the ISO.
Read moreDe Beers is considering ways to restructure mines, expand in jewelry and overhaul diamond sales, as the world’s biggest and oldest producer rethinks its entire business in an industry left paralyzed by the pandemic.
Read moreJuly 22, 2020 – ALROSA retains its commitment to support its clients and the diamond industry and announces a new set of unprecedented measures to offer additional flexibility to its rough diamonds’ buyers.
Read moreWith at least seven diamond units told to shut down and over 20 units fined for the violation of standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the civic body in the last one week
Read moreSarine Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce that following their launch of their pilot program of digital tenders initiated last October, it was expanded in May due to the travel limitations imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release.
Read more(IDEX Online) – Christie’s first “live” auction in New York since coronavirus will feature a pendant necklace with a 116-carat diamond and a high estimate of $7m.
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By Kaula Nhongo
March 28, 2020, 1:23 PM GMT+1
Namibia halted mining and quarrying operations to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo.
The semi-arid southwest African nation is the world’s top producer of marine diamonds and the fifth-biggest of uranium.
While minimal operations and critical maintenance work will be allowed, employers should ensure that “preventative measures such as social distancing are observed at all times,” Alweendo said in an emailed statement on Saturday.
Namibia has recorded eight cases of the coronavirus and imposed a partial lockdown of the capital, Windhoek, and the coastal town of Walvis Bay to prevent further spread.
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Anglo American update on De Beers’ third rough diamond sales cycle of 2020
Read moreRAPAPORT… Alrosa is allowing full flexibility at next week’s monthly rough-diamond sale, enabling long-term clients to delay purchases until later in the year due to the current weak market.
Read moreCanada’s Mountain Province Diamonds said on Tuesday that its current sale had been postponed until further notice, as a result of the city-wide closures taking effect in Antwerp, Belgium this week.
Read moreSince debuting at JCK Las Vegas in 2018, Lightbox Jewelry, De Beers’ lab-grown diamond brand, has made steady progress on its mission to introduce lab-grown diamond fashion jewelry to the masses. In November of that year, Lightbox staged its first pop-up event at the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center in New York City.
Read moreRAPAPORT… De Beers’ upcoming sight in Botswana will still take place despite the country’s ban on arrivals from the US, China, India and Belgium, the miner has confirmed.
Read moreRAPAPORT… The Canadian Jewellers Association (CJA) has issued a guide to advertising lab-grown diamonds in response to a rise in marketing of the product to consumers in the country
Read moreAs coronavirus cripples the Chinese economy, hardly anyone there is buying diamonds.
Read moreLSE-listed Gem Diamonds has highlighted the recovery of a number of top-quality white, as well as one pink, diamond from its Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, between February 28 and March 3.
Read moreRAPAPORT… De Beers has allowed clients to forgo buying certain rough diamonds at this week’s sight, as the coronavirus outbreak has raised concerns about a polished glut.
Read more(IDEX Online) – Over the past 10 years, fancy color diamond prices have increased 77 percent. That’s according to newly released information from the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).
Read moreMoscow, January 30, 2020 – International diamond manufacturer Dali Diamond, one of ALROSA’s long-term clients, signed a loan agreement with EXIMBANK OF RUSSIA (part of the Russian Export Center Group) for the financing of rough diamond purchases from ALROSA. Dali Diamond successfully started to use the loan funds during the January trading session of ALROSA.
Read moreAs a Diamond Expert, Tali Goldstoff has been invited to speak about Diamond Valuations at the University of Antwerp.
Read moreAs far as exports of polished lab-grown diamonds are concerned, a growth of 109 per cent was recorded in the month of December.
Read moreRAPAPORT… De Beers plans to abandon its practice of using sightholders’ purchase history as the main factor in determining how it allocates rough supply, sources have told Rapaport News.
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Read more(Press Release) – Over the last several years the HB Company principals have worked solely on the ambition to transform the diamond supply chain, creating a new transparent ecosystem, reconnecting the consumer with the rare beauty of the rough stone.
Read moreConsumers will likely buy holiday gifts that they deem “authentic” in terms of material, origin or history, and these include natural diamond jewellery, a new consumer survey showed.
Read moreAs a Diamond Expert, I am a member of the Examination Committee for the diamond expert applicants for the Diamond Office in Antwerp.
Read moreRAPAPORT… The holiday season got off to positive start over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, with observers seeing record online sales.
Read moreGem Diamonds is beginning to see diamond prices recovering from the low levels recorded in the last two months
Read moreDe Beers is taking more drastic steps to stem the crisis in the diamond industry by cutting prices across the board for the first time in years.
Read moreMINING.COM Staff Writer | October 9, 2019 | 6:15 am USA Diamond
Members of the World Diamond Council are pushing for the pending conclusion of the Kimberley Process’ review and reform process, and the related call regarding the strengthening of the scope of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme or KPCS.
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Lightbox, De Beers’ lab-grown diamond brand, is selling its wares for the first time at brick-and-mortar stores.
The brand’s long-awaited first retail trial will start Oct. 21 at Bloomingdale’s stores in New York City and San Francisco, as well as 30 Reeds Jewelers stores, primarily in the Southeast.
313ct. Diamond Emerges as World’s Largest D-Color
Read moreFOURTH quarter diamond sales remained key to the fortunes for De Beers this year following the publication of its latest sales data – the seventh of the year – which confirmed the rough diamond-buying market was bumping along the bottom.
Read moreGeautomatiseerd diamanten slijpen: jarenlang bleef het een onbereikbare droom. Het Wetenschappelijk en Technisch Onderzoekscentrum voor Diamant (WTOCD) ontwikkelde een revolutionaire technologie die het onmogelijke mogelijk maakt. Het huzarenstukje wordt voor het eerst toegepast in de Fenix, een gloednieuwe machine die voor de Antwerpse diamantsector als geroepen komt.
Read moreAngola is planning to produce 14 million carats of diamonds by 2022 when the Luaxe mine in Lunda Sul province starts its operations, according to a news report citing Endiama.
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