Sally Morrison becomes De Beers’ PR director for natural diamonds
Sally Morrison is getting back to nature.
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Exports restart at India’s Bharat Diamond Bourse
Mumbai has dispatched its first diamond exports since India’s lockdown started, after the regional government allowed limited activities to resume at the city’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB).
10 Questions with De Beers CEO Bruce Cleaver
Late last month, leaders of the gem and jewelry industry in India called on their members to pause rough diamond imports for 30 days, starting today, as the world continues to grapple with COVID-19.
Luxury market to contract up to 35% in 2020 – Bain
Sales of luxury goods will fall by 20% to 35% this year as the coronavirus-related slowdown is set to continue, Bain & Company predicted.
De Beers launches online rough-sales platform
De Beers has launched an e-commerce site that lets clients buy rough on demand, creating an opportunity for sales during the weak market.
De Beers suspends applications for sight contracts
De Beers has paused the application process for its new sightholder contract due to the impact of COVID-19 on its clients’ business operations.
Extraordinary times require courage
The diamond industry, from mine to retail, is facing new challenges that are rocking it to its core. Retail stores around the world are closed and that reverberated up the diamond pipeline, bringing wholesaling activity, jewelry manufacturing, diamond polishing, and diamond mining to a complete standstill.
Don’t ban rough buying, De Beers urges
De Beers CEO Bruce Cleaver has called on the trade to allow rough purchases, assuring manufacturers the company won’t require them to buy in the weak market.
Rough market faces its toughest year yet
As the diamond market considers its options during the industry-wide lockdown, manufacturers in India are planning a freeze on rough imports. The move has precedent. Back in 2008, as financial markets collapsed, India imposed a one-month moratorium on rough buying. Ultimately, it helped the local trade realign inventory and gain market share while other manufacturing […]
Remembering Didier Giard
Press release – Our industry has lost, far too soon, one of its most treasured gems. Didier Giard was an individual who managed to exemplify the very best of what we in the gem and jewelry community seek to find within ourselves
Podcast: How the pandemic is changing De Beers
Interview with Stephen Lussier and David Prager. The diamond industry will need to tweak its messaging to emphasize the values its product and brands represent, De Beers executives stressed in the Rapaport Diamond Podcast.
De Beers makes dramatic cut to production plan
De Beers has reduced its full-year production guidance by 7 million carats, putting the miner on course for its lowest output since 2009.
