Industry

On a recent visit to Colombia, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri held wide-ranging discussions with representatives of the country's government and industry on methods for responsible sourcing of coloured gemstones, which included possible alternatives that...

UK-based tender house Bonas is holding a one-off clearance sale of polished coloured gemstones with a total weight of 200,000 carats at the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The exceptional pieces...

The recent Cabinet reshuffle by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has seen a change of guard at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I). It was this ministry which set up The...

Williamsville, N.Y.--Rembrandt Charms is reaching out to retail jewelers affected by Hurricane Harvey. The New York state-headquartered company is offering temporary housing and work for those displaced by the deadly storm that devastated parts of...

Macau’s retail sales of watches, clocks and jewellery registered a strong year-on-year growth of 25.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017, reaching MOP 3.19 billion (around US$395.42 million), the Statistics and Census Service...

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...

ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov has joined the Board of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA). An association formed by the coming together of seven leading diamond mining companies, the DPA’s avowed purpose is “to promote...

Jewellery giant Pandora has launched its AW17 collection which features a campaign that celebrates everyday women. The new range of jewellery is inspired by several key trends including mixed metals and geometric shapes. The collection also...

PJSC ALROSA, announcing IFRS financial results for H1 2017, reported that the Company’s revenue in the sixx month period amounted to RUB 155,550 million, falling by almost 16.7%  as compared to a revenue of...

Signet Jewelers is buying R2Net, the owner of millennial-targeting diamond e-tailer James Allen, for $328 million in an all-cash transaction. R2Net also owns Segoma Imaging Technologies, which provides the digital images for the James Allen...