The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) laboratory in Ramat Gan, Israel, will end operations by the end of 2024 due to changes in the global diamond industry that resulted in significant declines in submissions from local clients over the last several years, the GIA stated. Despite reductions in operating costs and reduced staffing through attrition, […]

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GIA is to close its lab in Ramat Gan, Israel, saying it is no longer “financially sustainable”. The facility, which opened in August 2012, will close by the end of this year. Submissions will be sent to GIA labs elsewhere, with no additional shipping costs, the lab said in a press statement. GIA was not […]

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GIA has, for the first time, opened a grading lab in Dubai. It will offer its services to over 1,150 diamond companies at the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC). The move follows GIA’s closure of its Antwerp lab in July 2022, which was deemed to be economically unviable. It reflects “Dubai’s status as a global […]

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G7 representatives have completed a fact-finding mission to explore how India’s diamond industry can comply with forthcoming sanctions on Russian stones. They aim to cause “minimal or no disruption to the sector”, according to a statement issued issued by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), which hosted the delegation. G7 members – Canada, […]

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The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that it will be closing down its “take-in facility and education location” in Dubai, which is a branch of GIA India Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., by Dec. 31, 2019. However, the institute added, that the lab take-in facility is no longer accepting stones for submission. “GIA continually evaluates […]

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GIA (Gemological Institute of America) added natural colored diamonds to the GIA Diamond Origin Report Service on May 24. The innovative service, announced on March 28, scientifically matches faceted D-to-Z and now natural colored diamonds to their original rough to confirm the gem’s country of origin. “Reaction to the GIA Diamond Origin Report is very […]

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