【Henan, China】China Accounts for 50% of Global Lab-Grown Diamond Production
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights China’s significant role in the global lab-grown diamond market, producing half of the world’s supply in 2020….
Diamond Production
【Cameroon, Ce】Nearly 5,000 Carats of Diamonds Produced Annually Along Cameroon-CAR Border
Editor’s NoteThis report highlights the persistent challenge of informal diamond trafficking along the Cameroon-CAR border, underscoring how porous…
【Cameroon, Ce】Approximately 5,000 Carats of Diamonds Produced Annually Along Cameroon-CAR Border
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights the persistent challenge of formalizing artisanal diamond mining in eastern Cameroon. While annual production is…
【Mexico】Diamonds. Technology Brings Them from the Display Case to Your Reach
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights the shifting economics of luxury goods, noting the rapidly widening price gap between synthetic and natural…
【Bern & La Ch】Diamonds Are Everywhere, or Almost
Editor’s NoteThis article explores the surprising industrial journey of diamonds, revealing that the vast majority are used not for jewelry but for…
【德国】Alrosa, Anglo American, Rio Tinto & Co: The World’s Largest Diamond Mines
Editor’s NoteThis article explores the seismic shift in the global diamond trade, tracing how the cutting and polishing center of gravity has moved…
【法国】Diamonds: Distinguishing the Real from the Fake
Editor’s NoteThis article explores the growing market for synthetic diamonds, which are chemically and optically identical to their mined…
【Freiburg, Ge】Synthetic Stones: The Diamond Machine
Editor’s NoteThis article explores the development of ‘Obelix,’ a plasma reactor at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute, which is pioneering a method to…
【Oxford, Engl】Would You Propose with a Lab-Grown Diamond?
Editor’s NoteThis article explores the technological evolution and market impact of lab-grown diamonds, from early HPHT methods to today’s CVD…