De Beers
De Beers is one of the most influential names in the global diamond industry, shaping supply, pricing, and consumer demand through its mining operations and branding initiatives. For UK jewellery professionals, staying informed about De Beersโ activities is crucial to understanding market dynamics and trade opportunities. Jewellery Focus delivers comprehensive coverage of De Beers, including business updates, production reports, ethical sourcing initiatives, marketing campaigns, and their impact on the UK jewellery sector.
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May- 2021 -19 MayManufacturers
De Beers fourth cycle diamond sales reach ยฃ268m
De Beers Group has announced a provisional value of its rough diamond sales of $380m (ยฃ268m) for the period 3 May to 18 May 2021 for the fourth sales cycle of 2021. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, the…
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Apr- 2021 -22 AprilRetailers
Responsible Jewellery Council launches new SDG Taskforce
Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced the launch of a new SDG Taskforce which will aim at creating a unified platform to benchmark membersโ progress in the implementation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).resporespo The SDG taskforce includes 26 leaders of the global jewellery industry together with the…
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7 AprilInternational
De Beers sees third cycle rough diamond sales slowdown
De Beers Group has announced a provisional value of rough diamonds sales of $440m (ยฃ318.2m) for the third sales cycle of 2021. The sales comprise both global sightholder sales and auctions, and represents a $440m (ยฃ318.2m) rise from 2020โs actual third cycle sales of ยฃ0. However, the figures show a…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchCurrent Affairs
88% of consumers prefer quality over trends, says De Beers
The De Beers Group has announced that 88% of US consumers believe it is better to invest in fewer, longer lasting jewellery items rather than short-term fashionable trends. The groupโs latest diamond insight flash report analysed the changing opinions towards lab-grown diamonds (LGD), with 47% of respondents disagreeing that LGDs…
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25 MarchTrade Organisations
CIBJO names Jonathan Kendall as executive VP
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has announced the appointment of Jonathan Kendall as the organisationโs executive vice president. Tabled by Gaetano Cavalieri, president of the group, his nomination was approved by the CIBJO board of directors. Previously serving as president of the confederationโs marketing and education commission, Kendall has also…
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10 MarchManufacturers
De Beers Group reaches ยฃ396m in rough diamond sales cycle
De Beers Group has revealed its provisional value for the Cycle 2 2021 rough diamond sales for the period 22 February to 08 March 08 March 2021 to be $550m (ยฃ396m). The group also revealed its actual Cycle 1 2021 sales value between18 January and 2 February 2021 to be…
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8 MarchInternational
De Beers extends UN Women partnership
De Beers Group has announced the extension of its global partnership with UN Women for a further five years, as it works towards achieving gender parity across its workforce by 2030. The group will now join the newly-formed HeForShe Alliance and said it is committed to increasing the representation of…
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1 MarchAppointments
De Beers appoints head of HR
De Beers Group has announced the appointment of Joy Roman as its new executive head of Human Resources.ย She will succeed Ann Cormack in the role, who is leaving the group to pursue new opportunities outside the business, and will join De Beers Group on 22 March, working remotely from…
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Feb- 2021 -10 FebruaryInternational
Alrosa diamond sales total ยฃ310m in January
Alrosa has announced that the sales of rough and polished diamonds totalled $430m (ยฃ310m) in January, in its latest set of preliminary results.ย Its latest results included proceeds from rough diamond sales of $421m (ยฃ304m), and polished diamond sales of $9m (ยฃ6.5m). Evgeny Agureev, deputy CEO of Alrosa, said: โJanuary…
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8 FebruaryInternational
De Beers rough diamond sales improve in Cycle 1
De Beers Group has announced the value of rough diamond sales totalled $650m for the first sales cycle of 2021.ย This marks an improvement from the previous cycleโs total of $452m, as well as an improvement against Cycle 1 in 2020, where sales totalled $551m.ย Owing to the continued restrictions…
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