De Beers said rough diamond production for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 12% to 9.1 million carats. This brought De Beers’ total diamond production for 2018 to 35.29 million carats,…
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Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform being developed by De Beers in collaboration with key industry stakeholders, said that Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group has joined the platform’s pilot programme.…
While reiterating its support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) as the most effective means possible to end the trade in conflict diamonds, the World Diamond Council (WDC) expressed concern that…
Double-digit growth in Indian platinum jewellery will partially offset reduced consumer spending and competition from low-karat gold jewellery in China, leaving total platinum jewellery demand down by an expected 2% to 2,405…
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and KRC Research released the findings of a new survey which states that over 53 million Americans (21%) plan to purchase a diamond between Thanksgiving (November 22nd,…
The eighth annual report on the global diamond industry prepared by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and Bain & Company noted that the global diamond industry emerged stronger in 2017 with…
The World Gold Council (WGC) appointed David Tait as incoming chief executive officer. He will join the organisation on January 7th, 2019 as CEO designate for a transitionary period before becoming CEO…
Canadian diamond mining company Dominion Diamond Mines recovered the largest known gem quality diamond ever found in North America. The 552-carat yellow Canadamark diamond was unearthed in October at the Diavik diamond…
After two consecutive quarters of year-on-year decline, the third quarter of 2018 saw gold jewellery demand in India grow by 10% to 148.8 tonnes, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) latest…
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has been certified as being carbon neutral in 2017, which is for the fifth straight year that it offset its greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of…