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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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De Beers Launches Larger Lab-Grown Diamonds
De Beers will introduce stones of up to 2 carats from its Lightbox lab-grown diamond jewelry line, along with a high-end
News Aug 22, 2021 Rapaport News
IGI record CVD diamond14.6 carats
IGI Grades ‘Record’ 14.6ct. Lab-Grown Diamond
A 14.6-carat lab-grown is the largest gem-quality diamond ever made using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method,
News Aug 18, 2021 Rapaport News
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WD Launches Traceable Lab-Grown Brand
WD Lab Grown Diamonds has introduced a new brand it said offered fully traceable, US-grown and guaranteed conflict-free
News Jun 24, 2021 Rapaport News
GIA lab-grown diamond reports
GIA Now Giving Details of Lab-Grown Treatments
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has started providing specific information on post-growth treatments for synthetic diamonds,
News Mar 16, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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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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Lab Grades Its Largest CVD Diamond
The International Gemological Institute’s (IGI) Hong Kong laboratory has graded a 12.75-carat synthetic diamond, the largest
News Nov 26, 2020 Rapaport News
Patent
WD Opens Up Lab-Grown Patents to Distributors
WD Lab Grown Diamonds has entered into patent sublicensing agreements with two synthetics companies, enabling them
News Oct 25, 2020 Rapaport News
Synthetic colored diamonds
De Beers Scores Partial CVD Patent Victory
A court has awarded a limited victory to De Beers’ synthetic-diamond production unit in a patent dispute with Singapore-based grower IIa
News Feb 09, 2020 Rapaport News
WD Lab Grown Diamonds
WD Sues Diamond Growers over CVD Patents
The companies behind WD Lab Grown Diamonds have filed three lawsuits against competitors, accusing them of infringing
News Jan 12, 2020 Rapaport News
GSI
Lab Warns of Color Instability in CVD
Synthetic diamonds grown using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) could change color for an extended period following
News Dec 04, 2019 Leah Meirovich
WD
Lab-Grown Sector Gears Up for Eco Audit
Six synthetic-diamond companies have signed up for a pilot program aimed at creating a sustainability standard for the sector.
News Oct 15, 2019 Rapaport News
GIA CVD
GIA Spots Natural-Synthetic Hybrid Diamond
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has discovered a synthetic layer that improved the weight and color
News May 20, 2019 Rapaport News
Almas Tower
Dubai Exchange Holds First Lab-Grown Tender
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) will offer rough lab-grown diamonds at tender for the first
News May 12, 2019 Rapaport News
GIA
GIA Aligns Lab-Grown Reports with FTC Standards
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has updated the language in its lab-grown-diamond certificates to conform to the recent
News Mar 31, 2019 Rapaport News
Irradiated melee
GIA Spots CVD Stone in Parcel of Treated Melee
In a rare case, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has discovered an irradiated chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond
News Feb 10, 2019 Rapaport News
Scio Diamond
Adamas Acquires Synthetics Producer Scio
Nevada-based Adamas One Corp. has bought all assets belonging to Scio Diamond, a producer of lab-grown diamonds. Adamas
News Dec 30, 2018 Rapaport News
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Pink Synthetic Displays Rare Treatment
A pink diamond recently submitted to the Central Gem Laboratory (CGL) in Tokyo was found to be a chemical vapor deposition
News Dec 17, 2018 Rapaport News
Diamond swapping
Trade ‘Blind to Diamond-Swapping Threat’
Diamond dealers are failing to protect themselves against stone-swapping, and are instead waiting until an expensive loss
News Aug 15, 2018 Joshua Freedman
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