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Helga Pombal: Angola's Stardiam finds solution to the threat posed by lab-grown diamonds
Stardiam manager of production Helga Pombal told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa on the sidelines of the Angola International Diamond Conference that lab-grown diamonds are creating a parallel market for more accessible stones, combined with lower...
11 november 2024
Ellah Muchemwa: ADPA to launch Africa's first diamond mining standard next year
The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA), which is based in Luanda, Angola, and represents the interests of mainly African diamond producers and those with the potential to produce diamonds, will next year launch the Sustainable Development...
04 november 2024
Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Jewelry purchases in Russia down by 24% in the past 11 months of 2020
10 december 2020
The number of jewelry purchases in Russia decreased by almost a quarter in the past 11 months of 2020, said TASS citing Platform OFD, the largest Russian operator of fiscal data.
Diamond Foundry opens unit in DMCC to expand sales of LGDs
10 december 2020
Dubai’s DMCC has welcomed Silicon Valley’s Diamond Foundry as the latest member to join its growing community of laboratory-grown diamond (LGD) companies.
Renani Jewels sets Guinness World Record for most diamonds on a ring
10 december 2020
enani Jewels from Meerut, India has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the most diamonds in a single ring. There are a total of 12,638 diamonds on the ring named as ‘The Marigold’ - the ring of prosperity.
HKTDC postpones the HK March 2021 twin Shows to July
10 december 2020
The Hong Kong diamond and jewelry twin shows scheduled for March 2021 have now been postponed again to July 21, due to continued international travel restrictions, as per media reports.
Angola wants Indian diamond manufacturers set up shop in the country
09 december 2020
Angola has appealed to Indian companies to invest in the country’s diamond mining and manufacturing sectors, according to the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
The IDE & Bahrain Bourse sign MOU
09 december 2020
The Bahraini Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed R. Alzayani, the CEO of the Bahrain Bourse Sheikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa and other high-level government officials visited the Israel Diamond Exchange to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) and the Bahrain Bourse.
Lucapa requests ASX trading halt ahead of major diamond recovery announcement
09 december 2020
Lucapa Diamond has requested a trading halt to be placed on its securities effective immediately pending the announcement of significant diamond recovery. “The securities of Lucapa Diamond Company LOM) will be placed in a trading halt at the request of LOM, pending it releasing an announcement,” said Australia Stock Exchange (ASX).
CIBJO highlights the harsh impact of COVID crisis in developing nations
09 december 2020
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has participated in a special session of the United Nations General Assembly, which took place in New York on December 3 and 4, 2020, looking at the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people, societies and economies, and discussing the multifaceted and coordinated response required to address the crisis.
Surat SEZ woos Mumbai jewellery manufacturers with its labour force and conducive tax structure
08 december 2020
As local laws and taxes do not apply in the SEZ favouring businesses, jewellery manufacturers from Mumbai are making a beeline to Surat Special Economic Zone (SurSEZ) of Surat to set up their factories in the zone.
Lucapa recovers 127ct gem-quality white stone at Lulo
08 december 2020
Lucapa Diamond has recovered a 127-carat gem-quality white stone from its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial diamond mine, in Angola. The stone is the 16th +100 carat diamond recovered to date from Lulo and the 3rd +100 carat diamond recovered in 2020.
