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Jewellery industry news from around the world.
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May- 2018 -29 May
De Beers to launch new fashion jewellery brand with lab-grown diamonds
De Beers Group has announced the launch of a new company called Lightbox Jewelry that will begin marketing a new…
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18 May
Global consumer demand for jewellery hits new record high of $82bn
Global consumer demand for diamond jewellery hit a new all-time high in 2017, climbing to US$82bn (£60.7bn), according to industry…
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17 May
Alrosa’s first quarter revenue and profits surge
Alrosa, the global leader in rough diamond production, has reported its revenue rose by 58% to £1.1bn driven by an…
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15 May
Carats.io raises $1.6 Million in first financing round
Carats.io, an Israeli blockchain startup in partnership with the Israel Diamond Exchange, has raised $1.6m (£1.1m) in its first funding…
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10 May
Rising Middle East tension forces World Diamond Congress to cancel
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) have announced that due to rising…
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9 May
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…
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8 May
Israeli Diamond Institute appoints Aviel Elia new MD
The board of directors of the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) has appointed Aviel Elia as its new managing director. Elia…
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3 May
Gold demand in 2018 gets off to quiet start as investment slows
Gold demand had a soft start to 2018, reaching 973 tonnes (t), the lowest first quarter since 2008, according to…
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2 May
Industry figures comment on overseas hallmark outcome
Leading figures in the industry have commented on the outcome of the British Hallmarking Council’s consultation on overseas hallmarking styles.…
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Apr- 2018 -27 April
Jewellery leaders announce blockchain initiative with IBM
IBM and a consortium of gold and diamond industry leaders have announced the first cross-industry initiative to use blockchain to…
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