Industry

Authors Dusan Simic and Branko Deljanin will launch the third edition of their lab-grown diamonds ‘bible’ this month. The industry veterans have also called on the expertise of four contributing authors for the latest edition...

ALROSA launched a tailings thickening complex at the processing facility N12 of Udachny mining and processing division. The project, which costs over RUB 3 billion, will significantly reduce water consumption and increase the efficiency...

Willie Hamilton, former CMJ chief executive, has announced the conception of a new project, titled Back on the High Street (BOTH). BOTH, the initiative revealed, will help and support both retailers and the diverse businesses...

Yakut scientists, supported by ALROSA, continue their work to assess the state of wild reindeer populations and to protect and restore the number of animals. In September, specialists from the Institute for Biological Problems of...

Digital initiatives created by suppliers during the pandemic to support retailer sell-through have greatly increased the industry’s chances of bouncing back from the challenges it currently faces, according to buying group Houlden. Chief executive Helen Haddow...

Jewellery & Gem World (JGW) 2020, previously slated to take place in person in November, has now shifted to an October online-only exhibition instead due to the ongoing pandemic. Organisers have reassured the industry that...

The GJEPC team, led by its Chairman Colin Shah, visited Mrs. Rupa Dutta, Economic Advisor, MoC&I on 26th August, 2020, to bid her farewell and thank her for her immense contribution towards the gem...

Tiffany & Co is to provide unprecedented detail on the provenance of its diamonds, by telling customers exactly where each stone was mined, sorted, graded, cut, and set. The New York-based jeweler says it will...

Jewellery giant Signet has expressed its delight at last weekend’s easing of restrictions around weddings, adding that it expects a boom in wedding jewellery sales to continue right the way through next year. Signet Jewelers...

Pandora posted a second-quarter loss of $27.9m and warned that recent surges in COVID-19 infections would continue to stall its recovery. By contrast, the Danish jewelry retail giant, best known for its charm bracelets, made...