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De Beers Invests in Online Jewelry Brand
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De Beers has invested in jewelry company Gemist, which enables customers to create customized jewelry online and try it at home prior to purchasing.Shoppers can choose from a variety of stones, metal and settings to create a piece, then use...
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Retail
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Jul 19, 2020
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Hires Tech Exec to Lead Blockchain
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Tracr,De Beers’ blockchain platform, has appointed technology executive Jim Duffy to runthe next phase of the project’s development. Duffy (pictured) joins Tracr as general manager just as the platform is starting to grow inscale, the De Beers...
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Technology
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Aug 16, 2018
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Rapaport News
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De Beers to Auction Other Miners’ Diamonds
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De Beers’ auctions division will sell diamonds from othermining companies so clients can access a broader range of goods. The company will pilot the new program this year, making iteasier for customers to buy their...
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Mining
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Jan 30, 2018
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Leah Meirovich
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De Beers Names New Strategy Chief
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De Beers has appointed Neil Ventura as vice president of strategy and innovation, following the departure of Gareth Mostyn in October. Ventura (pictured, left), who headed the miner’s rough auction business for the past decade,...
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Mining
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Dec 07, 2017
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Ventures into Polished Diamond Sales
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De Beers will start selling its own polisheddiamonds in auctions starting this June.Under the pilot scheme, the miner will sella range of polished stones manufactured directly from De Beers rough by third-partycontractors, the company said...
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Polished Markets
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May 18, 2017
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Testing Fixed-Price Forward Contracts
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De Beers will start piloting fixed-price forward contracts forits auctions business next month to offer more certainty over prices of roughdiamonds.The contracts will offer a guaranteed supply of roughdiamonds at a predetermined price. Until now, such contracts...
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Mining
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Jan 19, 2017
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Adds Polished Trading Platform
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De Beers launched an online trading service that enables third parties to sell polished diamonds to other businesses on theminer’s existing auction platform.The pilot service is targeted at single stones weighing morethan 5 carats or those with a fancy color,...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 06, 2016
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Rapaport News
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Improving Demand at De Beers Rough Diamond Auctions
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De Beers sold 98 percent by value of the goods offered during its first two online auction sales in 2013, noting a substantial improvement in the rough market. The company declined to disclose the percentage of lots that were...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 18, 2013
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Avi Krawitz
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Diamdel Observes Steady Rough Demand in April
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Diamdel concluded its latest rough auction, Diamdel Days, and observed that global demand held firm in April with India showing the most consistent growth. Diamdel's rough sale in April was 99.4 percent...
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Rough Markets
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May 15, 2012
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Dilipp S Nag
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