2011 was a rollercoaster year for the rough diamond sector of the industry. IDEX Online Research looks at the prices, drivers and trends, as well offers the full results of BHP Billiton's last auction of the year.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion Tuesday upholding the settlement in the class action litigation against De Beers for allegedly conspiring to monopolize the sale of rough diamonds.
GIA has announced plans to establish a laboratory in Japan in 2012. The decision comes as GIA as experiencing a surge in the lab's services, creating a backlog of a number of weeks.
It may not be a white Christmas this year, but it is certainly going to be a green one, at least according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The world’s largest retail trade association today announced that it has revised its initial holiday f...
Alrosa plans to sell $5.1 billion worth of diamonds in 2012, and increase production by 152,300 carats to 34.6 million carats, the company announced Tuesday after an executive committee meeting.
Companies that applied for a Supplier of Choice contract (a Sight), will be notified on the outcome of their application on Monday December 19. The new Supplier of Choice contract is for the 2012-2015 period.
Three Antwerp-based diamond cutting and polishing manufacturers have become the latest businesses to join the Responsible Jewellery Council’s (RJC) growing list of certified companies. The newest additions to have achieved ethical, human rights, soci...
After months of strong upward pressure, jewelry suppliers’ prices in the U.S. market showed modest deflation in October, according to new data from the government. In contrast, jewelry retail prices rebounded sharply from October’s pause. This disp...
