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Synthetics Trade Body Relaunches
The International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA) has revamped itself, aiming to attract the raft of companies that
News Nov 03, 2021 Rapaport News
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Lightbox Now Declaring Post-Growth Treatments
Lightbox, De Beers’ lab-grown brand, has started disclosing the treatments it uses to create its synthetic diamonds — but
News Nov 03, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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Chow Tai Fook Tests Lab-Grown Brand
Hong Kong-based retailer Chow Tai Fook is trialing a line of lab-grown diamond jewelry, indicating a move away from
News Oct 19, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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De Beers’ Lightbox Debuts Sales of Loose Stones
Lightbox, De Beers’ lab-grown diamond brand, will begin selling loose stones in an effort to make its products more
News Oct 19, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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Why Lab-Grown Cutters Struggle to Find Rough
They may not admit it, but almost every major Indian diamond manufacturer has tried producing,
News Sep 30, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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Diamond Foundry Plant Aims for 10M Carats a Year
Lab-grown brand Diamond Foundry plans to open a new production site in Spain at a cost of EUR 740 million ($868
News Sep 29, 2021 Rapaport News
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RJC to Develop Lab-Grown Standards
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) is creating new guidelines for the industry’s use of lab-grown materials, the
News Sep 23, 2021 Rapaport News
Podcast July 2021
Podcast: From Tech Mogul to Lab-Grown Advocate
Lusix, an Israel-based lab-grown diamond company, is expanding its production capabilities amid rising demand for the category,
News Sep 13, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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GIA Spots ‘Precise’ Attempt at Lab-Grown Fraud
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has uncovered a synthetic diamond with a forged inscription that fraudsters used
News Sep 13, 2021 Rapaport News
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GIA Spots Synthetic Ruby with Filling Treatment
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has identified a laboratory-grown ruby filled with lead glass — a rare phenomenon,
News Jul 21, 2021 Rapaport News
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Fenix Defeats WD in Synthetics Lawsuit
A US judge has thrown out WD Lab Grown Diamonds’ lawsuit against a rival synthetics brand that the company
News Jun 27, 2021 Rapaport News
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IGI Identifies 6ct. Lab-Grown Submitted as Natural
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has discovered a 6.18-carat synthetic diamond that fraudsters had misrepresented as natural
News Jun 10, 2021 Rapaport News
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Sarine Partners with Cutting Firm on Lab-Grown
Sarine Technologies has entered into a collaboration with diamond-industry consultancy Constell Group that will focus on improving
News May 26, 2021 Rapaport News
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GIA Sees Spike in Synthetics Fraud
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has seen a rise in submissions of lab-grown diamonds with counterfeit inscriptions that
News May 18, 2021 Rapaport News
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Natural-Diamond Trade Hits Back at Pandora
Leading trade organizations have lashed out at Pandora’s recent statements about lab-grown stones, claiming the retailer
News May 09, 2021 Rapaport News
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De Beers Reveals Growing Synthetics Demand
Nearly half of US consumers would seriously consider acquiring lab-grown diamonds, believing them to be a fun, fashionable and lower-priced
News Mar 29, 2021 Rapaport News
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US Luxury Group Buys Stake in Lab-Grown Maker
Clikia Corp., a specialist in affordable luxury, has acquired a stake in Aether Diamonds, a synthetics producer that claims to grow
News Feb 07, 2021 Rapaport News
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IGI Lab-Grown Reports to Indicate Treatments
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has updated its grading report for synthetic diamonds to include information
News Jan 21, 2021 Rapaport News
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‘Naturalmark’ Aims to Defeat Undisclosed Synthetics
A new project to combat undisclosed synthetics has launched in India, offering retailers low-cost screening and inscription using
News Jan 03, 2021 Joshua Freedman
Bharat Diamond Bourse
Bharat Diamond Bourse Votes to Allow Synthetics
Members of Mumbai’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) have voted in favor of allowing lab-grown trading on the premises of the
News Dec 30, 2020 Rapaport News
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