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Jewellery industry news from around the world.
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Aug- 2020 -10 August
Alrosa unearths 236-ct diamond
Almazy Anabara, a subsidiary of the Alrosa Group, has unearthed a 236-ct rough diamond of “intense” yellow-brown colour in Russia. …
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3 August
Diamcor cuts costs as average prices rise
Diamcor has announced it will continue efforts to implement short-term operational changes and cost reduction efforts at its Krone-Endora at…
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Jul- 2020 -31 July
Gem Diamonds sales rise in H1
Gem Diamonds has announced that it generated $29.4m (£22.3m) in its half-year results, after 16 diamonds sold for more than…
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30 July
De Beers jobs at risk following poor sales
De Beers has announced that total revenue plummeted 54% to $1.2bn (£920m) in its half-year results, with rough diamond sales…
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16 July
Diamond sales plummet at De Beers
Rough diamond sales at De Beers slumped by 96% to $56m (£44.6m) in the second quarter of the year, down…
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14 July
Alrosa sales tumble in June
Diamond mining giant Alrosa saw sales plummet 86% year-on-year to $31.3m (£25m) in the month of June, attributing the fall…
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8 July
GemFair to deliver regional training programmes
GemFair has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Mano River…
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Jun- 2020 -2 June
DPA rebrands as the Natural Diamond Council
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) has unveiled its rebranding to ‘Natural Diamond Council’ (NDC) with a new consumer facing identity…
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May- 2020 -13 May
Alrosa ‘virtually stops’ trade in April
Alrosa Group announced it has “virtually stopped” selling rough and polished diamonds in light of the ongoing pandemic, though it…
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Jan- 2020 -17 January
Signet Jewellers performance ‘falls short’ over Christmas
Signet Jewellers, the parent company of H. Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported a dip in like-for-like sales over the…
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