The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in collaboration with HRD Antwerp and the Embassy of Belgium in India, jointly organised the Indo-Belgian Diamond Forum in New Delhi. The event was hosted at the residence of the Belgian Ambassador and served as a platform to strengthen cooperation between India and Belgium in the global […]

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HRD Antwerp has officially brought its globally respected diamond, gemmology, and jewellery education programmes to India, marking a significant step in strengthening professional training for one of the world’s largest jewellery markets. The move enhances access to internationally benchmarked education while supporting the industry’s growing need for technical expertise and standardisation. The inauguration of HRD […]

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Nobody is to be charged over newspaper allegations that HRD Antwerp routinely bumped up diamond gradings. The public prosecutor’s office in Belgium has concluded its investigation after claims by De Tijd in March that the lab upgraded GIA-certified diamonds by up to two color grades and one clarity grade. HRD Antwerp, founded in 1973 and […]

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HRD Antwerp is under investigation by a court in Belgium over allegations that it routinely upgraded diamonds, according to the De Tijd newspaper. It says it obtained e-mails, internal procedures, slides, audit reports and filmed board meetings and other material revealing a long-standing practice, described by one former senior staff member as “a way to […]

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Talented Wang Xuerui beat over 1,500 jewelry designers to win first prize in HRD Antwerp’s 18th Design Awards. Her piece, called Mutualistic, was described as “a stunning work that symbolizes peace at the core of its design”. Judges at the Vicenzaoro boutique jewelry show, in Italy, were looking for storytelling, technical skills and the ability […]

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∙ Italian Exhibition Group’s International Show, from 20th to 24th January 2023 at Vicenza Expo  Centre, confirms its role as a forum for discussing the gold and jewellery industry’s major themes  ∙ Market, trends, previews, sustainability, innovation and training, the main issues set to guide  consumption and sector trends in the medium term  ∙ The […]

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HRD Antwerp has hired Ellen Joncheere as its new CEO. The appointment is effective immediately. Interim CEO Michel Janssens will be retiring next summer. Joncheere was formerly general manager at Fremach, a plastic automotive components supplier. She has also worked in the environmental services sector. HRD Antwerp said in a release that the new CEO […]

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HRD Antwerp has graded what it says is the world’s first ring that is entirely made from a lab-grown diamond made by Dutch Diamond Technologies (DD). ‘Project D’, DD’s name for the ring, took a year to manufacture and was created in honor of the company’s 10th anniversary, HRD said. “The ring was made from […]

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Europe-based gem lab HRD Antwerp will open its first diamond jewellery grading facility in the Middle East to be located at the DMCC Free Zone. The move was the result of a partnership between HRD Antwerp and Dubai-based jewellery retailer Stargems, which stipulates that HRD Antwerp will certify Stargems’ entire inventory. Shailesh Javeri, chairman of […]

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HRD Antwerp has reported that it recently came across two rough stones weighing 7.14 and 5.01 carats respectively, with a slight greenish colour, that had been cut to resemble rough diamonds. The lab said that though the stones were actually moissanite, they ‘felt’ like rough diamonds, and even diamond testing pens (based on thermal conductivity) […]

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