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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Mar- 2021 -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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2 FebruaryProduct Launches
De Beers Group launches ReSet Forever Love collection
De Beers Group has announced it is to launch a new collection named ReSet Forever Love designed by three emerging jewellery designers later this year. The jewellery collection, which includes rings, necklaces and a brooch, incorporates rough and polished diamonds from the group, ranging from 0.3 to 1.3 carats. Each…
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Jan- 2021 -26 JanuaryManufacturers
Mountain Province diamond sale totals ยฃ20.3m
Mountain Province Diamonds has announced that its latest diamond sale, which closed 22 January 2021, sold 241,827 carats for total proceeds of $27.8m (ยฃ20.3m), resulting in an average value of $115 (ยฃ84) per carat. Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers Group in the Gahcho Kuรฉ diamond…
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Dec- 2020 -17 DecemberNews
De Beers Group hits $440m in tenth sales cycle
De Beers Group has announced the value of rough diamond sales for the period 7 December to 16 December the tenth sales cycle of 2020 to be $440m (ยฃ323m), up from $426m (ยฃ313m) the year before. Despite the restrictions imposed by Covid-19during the period, De Beers said it has continued…
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8 DecemberAnalysis
The final frontier
The universe is infinite, and so likley are its resources. One of the earliest thinkers of the modern space-mining is John S. Lewis, the current professor emeritus of planetary science at the University of Arizonaโs Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He wrote his book, Mining the Sky, as early as 1997.…
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1 DecemberNews
De Beers announce 12 sustainability goals
De Beers has announced 12 sustainability goals for the coming decade, which includes achieving โgender parityโ throughout its workforce, and being carbon neutral within its own operations by 2030. As part of the 2030 goals, the diamond group said it aims to support 10,000 women entrepreneurs in its diamond producing…
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Nov- 2020 -26 NovemberAuctions
De Beers partners with Diacore for diamond purchase
De Beers Group and Diacore have teamed up for the purchase of five rare blue diamonds from the Cullian diamond mine. The diamonds total 85.62 carats altogether, with the largest a 25.75 carat diamond. They sold for a total purchase price of $40.3m (ยฃ30.1m) which was split equally between the…
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20 NovemberEconomy
Holiday engagement rings driving jewellery sales, says De Beers
Engagement rings are driving jewellery sales this holiday season, according to De Beers Groupโs latest Diamond Insight โFlashโ report. From the groupโs interviews with US-based jewellers, bridal sales are the primary source of diamond jewellery demand in recent months. When it came to customers researching engagement rings, online was the…
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