Online business services provider Ideal Diamond Solutions filed Chapter 11 yesterday in Brooklyn, New York. A meeting of creditors will take place on November 29. The company listed liabilities of $100,000 to $500,000 and assets of less than $100,000. As of press time, their website portfolio list was “under construction” and their blog had [...]
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that the French jewellery manufacturer, Gay Frères, is the first Member to be certified against the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the RJC’s Member Certification System. Gay Frères’ RJC Member Certification results from a successful verification assessment conducted by STR, an international audit [...]
With a continuous effort to promote gold as a fashion accessory, Tanishq in association with AngloGold Ashanti through World Gold Council (WGC) launches an exclusive range of gold collection, “Glam Gold 2010″ amidst glitz and glamour, in Mumbai. This collection in modern silhouettes decorated with traditional detailed gold work and elaborate enameling patterns, intricately crafted [...]
According to the provisional statistics pertaining to the exports of gems and jewellery for the period of July 2010 as compared to the same period last year, the overall exports of gems and jewellery at US$ 2,343.36 million (rupees 10,976.31 crores) in month of July 2010 is showing a growth of 40.44% (35.68% in rupees [...]
It’s time to say good bye to the 27th edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) organized by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) at NSE Grounds, Mumbai. The last four days have seen numerous beautiful jewellery pieces on display by companies across the globe. IIJS 2010 presented a wide range of [...]
Sarin Technologies launched its enhanced DiaExpert™ Nano rough planning and marking system with an extended range to cover a wider scope of small to medium sized rough diamonds. The previous model of the DiaExpert Nano system was designed for speed processing of rough diamonds between 0.01 and 0.30 carats, which Sarin concluded took less than [...]
Gemfields sponsored the sixth annual Retail Jeweller India Awards this year, which was held on August 22, 2010. The awards spanned 20 categories and honored some of the best, most innovative and ingenious efforts in jewelry design and marketing. This year a new category was introduced – The Jewellery Style Icon of the Year Award [...]
Rockwell Diamonds has recovered five large gemstones from its Holpan, Klipdam and Saxendrift operations in South Africa. The new recoveries bring the total number of rough diamonds found, of 50-carats or greater, to 11 during this current fiscal year of 2011. At the Holpan operations, Rockwell recovered a 136-carat clean white (H to I), [...]
PRESS RELEASE, August 30, 2010, Mumbai: Martin Rapaport addressed the issue of human rights and the diamond industry in a keynote address on August 25, 2010 at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India. Rapaport emphasized the need for the diamond and jewelry industry to establish realistic sourcing standards based on sustainable legal and ethical [...]
The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA), through its attorneys Boni & Zack, Kohn and Swift & Graf and Ben Kinzler, its general counsel, filed an amicus brief on behalf of its membership in the case commonly referred to as the $250 million De Beers Settlement Case. After the brief was filed, the [...]