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- HRD to Stop Grading Lab Grownson 19 June 2025 at 10:00 am
Belgium's HRD lab says it will no longer grade lab grown diamonds. It wants to create what it calls a "clear distinction between natural and synthetic diamonds". HRD, a subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), says it is the first lab to stop...
- Milestone Luanda Accord: 1% of Rough Revenue to Promote Natural Diamondson 19 June 2025 at 5:00 am
African producing countries and key stakeholders in the industry yesterday (18 June) signed a milestone agreement, pledging financial backing for a global campaign to promote natural diamonds. The governments of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa...
- "Antoinette" Pink Diamond Sells for Record $14mon 18 June 2025 at 10:00 am
The historic 10.38-carat Marie-Therese pink diamond smashed its pre-sale estimate and sold for a record $14m at Christie's New York yesterday (17 June). The kite-shaped fancy purple-pink diamond was expected to fetch $3m to $5m. It may have belonged...
- Israel Diamond Exchange in Emergency Modeon 18 June 2025 at 8:00 am
The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) is operating in "emergency mode" and will do so until further notice as a result of ongoing security concerns. Ballistic missiles from Iran have struck Ramat Gan (where IDE is located), nearby Tel Aviv and many other...
- Traceability for Overlooked Artisanal Diamond Minerson 18 June 2025 at 7:09 am
Belgian tech company iTraceiT is developing a user-friendly traceability app for artisanal diamond miners. It says small-scale producers, often overlooked by other traceability solutions, will be able to add their stones to the blockchain to document their provenance...