Editor’s Note
This article explores how Chinese manufacturers are disrupting the traditional diamond industry by scaling the production of lab-grown gems, challenging long-held notions of value and rarity.
Chinese Diamond Factories Are Reshaping the Gemstone Market
In few industries are horror and glamour as closely intertwined as in the diamond trade. Now, Chinese factories are putting an end to the old business model.
Lab-Grown Diamonds
In these giant presses in Zhengzhou, diamonds are grown.
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