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IGI Enhances Security of Grading Reports
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The International Gemological Institute (IGI) will introduce new grading reports that are more durable and easier to read, and have additional layers of security to protect against counterfeiting.The new certificates, which the lab...
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Polished Markets
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Sep 22, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Podcast: Rise in Grading Activity Signals Recovery
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The numberof jewelry pieces being sent to the International Gemological Institute (IGI) forgrading and authentication continues to increase, indicating a faster-than-expected revival among jewelers, according to CEO Roland Lorie.“I think that the problems come...
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Polished Markets
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Aug 17, 2020
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Rapaport News
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IGI Reopens Global Offices
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The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has reopened several offices around the world following coronavirus-related closures, it said Thursday.Its centers in Antwerp, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Bangkok, Tel Aviv, Dubai and Japan are...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 01, 2020
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Rapaport News
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IGI Names North American President
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The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has appointedAvi Levy president of its North American business, where he will be tasked withexpanding the group’s international identity. “I look forward to growing [IGI’s] current relationships, aswell as forging new...
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Polished Markets
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Sep 04, 2019
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Rapaport News
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China’s Fosun Buys 80% of IGI
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Chinese corporate giant Fosun has agreed to buy an 80%stake in the International Gemological Institute (IGI), the grading laboratorysaid Wednesday. “The interest of this large conglomerate to invest in IGIshows the confidence it has in our industry,” said...
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Financial-Legal
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Sep 13, 2018
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Rapaport News
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Labs Launch Credit Card-Sized Grading Reports
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HRD Antwerp and the International Gemological Institute(IGI) have both released credit card-sized diamond reports, aiming to makegrading more efficient for traders. The two Antwerp-based laboratories unveiled the polished-diamondidentity cards this week,...
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Polished Markets
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Oct 26, 2017
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Joshua Freedman
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IGI Finds Hundreds of Undisclosed Synthetic Diamonds at Labs
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Several hundred man-made diamonds were sent to the International Gemological Institute (IGI) in Antwerp and Mumbai to be certified as natural diamonds, raising concerns that a large volume of these undisclosed CVD synthetic stones may have entered...
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Polished Markets
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May 21, 2012
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Avi Krawitz
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