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Company Q&A: International Gemmological Laboratory

What is the back history of the IGL? We opened the office in Jan 2014, but the company actually started back in 1981 in Canada. About eight years ago it also opened in Israel as a diamond exchange, and then we opened here this year. At the beginning of the…

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Alrosa auctions 101 special-sized diamonds for $14.8m

The United Selling Organization (USO) of Alrosa has sold 101 special size rough diamonds with the total weight of 1751.1 carats. Total sales revenue for diamonds amounted to $14.8m (£10.9m). The diamond mining company invited 86 companies from the main world’s diamond trading hubs, including Hong Kong, Belgium, Israel, India…

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WFDB launches Young Diamantaires programme

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has launched the Young Diamantaires programme at its recent 37th World Diamond Congress in Dubai. The project, which came out of discussions held by the WFDB’s Promotion Committee, aims to promote ongoing communications between younger diamond industry members and reaching out to new…

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Five new firms achieve RJC certification

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced the certification of five new firms on its roster: Blue Peacock Diamonds, Chester International LLC, Hope Belgium N. V., Karp Impex NV and Munic Gems NV. Blue Peacock Diamonds’ certification was achieved according to the new Code of Practices against its diamond trading…

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Jewellery & Gem Fair Europe ‘exceeds expectations’, additional hall earmarked for 2015

The organisers of the inaugural Jewellery & Gem Fair Europe, UBM Asia, have hailed “positive results” as the show came to an end. UBM Asia said in a statement that more than 6,000 jewellery professionals attended the launch event, which brought together suppliers, press, leading industry and governmental associations. Of…

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ARCHIVE: London Diamond Bourse – ‘No ordinary trading floor’

It is said that 85 per cent of the UK’s imported diamonds go through the London Diamond Bourse. The first journalist allowed through its doors in 20 years, Michael Northcott finds out what goes on behind those security gates. As exclusive clubs go, this is an unusual one. The mere…

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Israeli diamond industry increase

The Israeli diamond industry has continued its growth through the third quarter of 2011, according to figures published by the Israel Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor’s Diamond Controller Shmuel Mordechai.   The figures show double-digit growth in exports and imports of both polished and rough diamonds. Israel’s net export…

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