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- CIBJO Backs 'Synthetic' Terminology for Lab Growns
on 8 September 2026 at 9:00 amCIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, this week backed "synthetic" as the preferred term for diamonds produced through industrial processes. The move reverses its 2010 acceptance of "laboratory-grown diamond" and other similar terms, and could ....
- Belgian PM Opens Expanded HRD Antwerp Lab in Mumbaion 6 September 2026 at 8:00 am
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever opened HRD Antwerp's expanded Mumbai laboratory on September 4 during a two-day visit to India, highlighting the importance of the country's diamond industry to Belgium's trade relationship with India. The renovated...
- IDEX Price Report for September: Prices Remain Under Pressureon 3 September 2026 at 9:00 am
The overall trend remained downward in September, with price decreases again outnumbering increases in both rounds and fancies. Rounds showed broader weakness, particularly among goods from 0.70-cts to 1.99-cts, while fancies were more mixed but ...
- DMCC Creates Dedicated Lab-Grown Divisionon 2 September 2026 at 5:00 am
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) says it has established a dedicated lab-grown diamond division, as trade in the stones almost doubled last year to a record 76.9 million carats. It marks the formal and institutional separation of lab-grown and ...
- Natural Prices Down 20-30% from Pandemic Highs, says De Beerson 2 September 2026 at 4:00 am
Natural diamond prices have fallen 20-30% from their post-pandemic highs but are now stabilizing, according to Paul Rowley, executive vice president of diamond trading at De Beers. Larger stones above two carats are rising significantly, he said...