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In 1999 stelde Nelson Mandela: "De diamantindustrie is van vitaal belang binnen de Zuid-Afrikaanse economie. Miljoenen werknemers in Zuidelijk Afrika vinden hierin emplooi en zijn ervan afhankelijk voor hun broodwinning. Samen met de industrie moeten wij initiatieven ontwikkelen voor een betere levensstandaard en een ferm standpunt innemen m.b.t. de Mensenrechten issues!"
Wereldwijd zijn, direct en indirect, meer dan 10 miljoen mensen, via mijnbouw, transport, verwerking, handel en administratie, afhankelijk van diamant, waarvan een groot deel in de derde wereld!
In 1999 stelde Nelson Mandela: "De diamantindustrie is van vitaal belang binnen de Zuid-Afrikaanse economie. Miljoenen werknemers in Zuidelijk Afrika vinden hierin emplooi en zijn ervan afhankelijk voor hun broodwinning. Samen met de industrie moeten wij initiatieven ontwikkelen voor een betere levensstandaard en een ferm standpunt innemen m.b.t. de Mensenrechten issues!"
Wereldwijd zijn, direct en indirect, meer dan 10 miljoen mensen, via mijnbouw, transport, verwerking, handel en administratie, afhankelijk van diamant, waarvan een groot deel in de derde wereld!
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Edward Asscher's second presidency of WDC....
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Diamanten zijn weer erg in trek na stilgevallen handel tijdens coronacrisis
De Beers verhoogt diamantprijzen met 10%
Diamanten zijn weer erg in trek na stilgevallen handel tijdens coronacrisis
De Beers verhoogt diamantprijzen met 10%
Martkleider De Beers heeft de prijzen van ruwe diamanten naar verluidt met 10 procent verhoogd.
De diamantindustrie is de afgelopen zes maanden weer tot bloei gekomen, nadat de crisis ervoor had gezorgd dat de handel in de edelstenen nagenoeg stil kwam te liggen.
Volgens persbureau Bloomberg hebben naast De Beers ook andere diamantproducenten de prijzen fors verhoogd.
De vraag naar diamanten herstelt sterk van de crisis. Dit bracht ’s werelds grootste diamantproducent De Beers ertoe de prijzen van ruwe diamanten naar verluidt met 10 procent te verhogen.
De diamantindustrie is de afgelopen zes maanden weer tot bloei gekomen, nadat de crisis ervoor had gezorgd dat de handel in de edelstenen nagenoeg stil kwam te liggen. Slijpcentra in India en Antwerpen vullen hun voorraden ruwe edelstenen weer aan, wat vorig jaar op het dieptepunt van de crisis niet kon. Tegelijkertijd is de vraag naar diamanten flink gestegen. Vooral de verkopen rond de feestdagen eind vorig jaar bleken verrassend goed.
Producenten zagen hun kans schoon om de prijzen snel te laten stijgen. Bij De Beers is aanhoudend sprake van hogere prijzen. De onderneming verkocht in zijn eerste drie veilingen van dit jaar voor 1,6 miljard dollar aan edelstenen. Dat is het hoogste bedrag sinds 2018.
Bron: Business Insider - ©2021 Foto: ©Foto: EPA/Alex Hofford
De diamantindustrie is de afgelopen zes maanden weer tot bloei gekomen, nadat de crisis ervoor had gezorgd dat de handel in de edelstenen nagenoeg stil kwam te liggen.
Volgens persbureau Bloomberg hebben naast De Beers ook andere diamantproducenten de prijzen fors verhoogd.
De vraag naar diamanten herstelt sterk van de crisis. Dit bracht ’s werelds grootste diamantproducent De Beers ertoe de prijzen van ruwe diamanten naar verluidt met 10 procent te verhogen.
De diamantindustrie is de afgelopen zes maanden weer tot bloei gekomen, nadat de crisis ervoor had gezorgd dat de handel in de edelstenen nagenoeg stil kwam te liggen. Slijpcentra in India en Antwerpen vullen hun voorraden ruwe edelstenen weer aan, wat vorig jaar op het dieptepunt van de crisis niet kon. Tegelijkertijd is de vraag naar diamanten flink gestegen. Vooral de verkopen rond de feestdagen eind vorig jaar bleken verrassend goed.
Producenten zagen hun kans schoon om de prijzen snel te laten stijgen. Bij De Beers is aanhoudend sprake van hogere prijzen. De onderneming verkocht in zijn eerste drie veilingen van dit jaar voor 1,6 miljard dollar aan edelstenen. Dat is het hoogste bedrag sinds 2018.
Bron: Business Insider - ©2021 Foto: ©Foto: EPA/Alex Hofford
DIAMOND PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION CHANGES NAME TO NATURAL DIAMOND COUNCIL (NDC)
The world’s leading diamond producers have just announced a new landmark content destination, Only Natural Diamonds (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com). The first editorial site dedicated exclusively to natural diamonds, Only Natural Diamonds (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com) debuts as the go-to authority for consumers and the industry, covering style, innovation, pop culture, business and education, featuring real stories from an in uential roster of contributors in and around the diamond world. The launch of this site represents one of the rst major initiatives from the Natural Diamond Council (NDC), formerly known as the Diamond Producers Association. The name of the site re ects the new identity of NDC’s consumer brand: Only Natural Diamonds.
“Our new digital platforms will inspire and inform consumers globally about the values and heritage of natural diamonds,” says NDC Managing Director, Kristina Buckley Kayel, “as well as promoting the signi cant innovation happening throughout the world of diamond jewelry. The younger generation is clearly engaged and inspired when we present ourselves with authority in the digital world.”
The world’s leading diamond producers have just announced a new landmark content destination, Only Natural Diamonds (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com). The first editorial site dedicated exclusively to natural diamonds, Only Natural Diamonds (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com) debuts as the go-to authority for consumers and the industry, covering style, innovation, pop culture, business and education, featuring real stories from an in uential roster of contributors in and around the diamond world. The launch of this site represents one of the rst major initiatives from the Natural Diamond Council (NDC), formerly known as the Diamond Producers Association. The name of the site re ects the new identity of NDC’s consumer brand: Only Natural Diamonds.
“Our new digital platforms will inspire and inform consumers globally about the values and heritage of natural diamonds,” says NDC Managing Director, Kristina Buckley Kayel, “as well as promoting the signi cant innovation happening throughout the world of diamond jewelry. The younger generation is clearly engaged and inspired when we present ourselves with authority in the digital world.”
The Only Natural Diamonds website also provides in-depth consumer education about purchasing diamond jewelry, information about the industry’s ethical and sustainable practices as well as buying guides curated by visionary jewelry editors and tastemakers from the new NDC Style Collective, including Jill Newman, Cristina Ehrlich, Will Kahn, and Rachel Garrahan. See more here (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/industry- news/natural-diamond-jewelry-fall-trend-report/).
The relaunch also includes a new resource portal (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/council/) for diamond professionals, from retailers to designers. The portal provides easy access to an array of industry resources, customizable marketing materials, e-learning programs, instrument testing and the latest industry news.
The relaunch also includes a new resource portal (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/council/) for diamond professionals, from retailers to designers. The portal provides easy access to an array of industry resources, customizablemarketingmaterials, e-learning programs, instrument testing and the latest industry news.
The relaunch also includes a new resource portal (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/council/) for diamond professionals, from retailers to designers. The portal provides easy access to an array of industry resources, customizable marketing materials, e-learning programs, instrument testing and the latest industry news.
The relaunch also includes a new resource portal (https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/council/) for diamond professionals, from retailers to designers. The portal provides easy access to an array of industry resources, customizablemarketingmaterials, e-learning programs, instrument testing and the latest industry news.
Edward Asscher Named World Diamond Council President
June 8, 2020 by Rob Bates - © National Jeweler
Veteran diamond dealer Edward Asscher (pictured on the left) has been named the new president of the World Diamond Council, the overarching industry group that represents the industry in front of the Kimberley Process. He succeeds Stephane Fischler, who took over in 2017 following the resignation of Andrey Polyakov of Alrosa. Fischler then served his scheduled two-year term.
June 8, 2020 by Rob Bates - © National Jeweler
Veteran diamond dealer Edward Asscher (pictured on the left) has been named the new president of the World Diamond Council, the overarching industry group that represents the industry in front of the Kimberley Process. He succeeds Stephane Fischler, who took over in 2017 following the resignation of Andrey Polyakov of Alrosa. Fischler then served his scheduled two-year term.
Asscher, who currently serves as vice president of the group, formally ascended to the role at a June 5 virtual board meeting. He previously filled the role from 2014 to 2016. A past president of the Liberal Party in Amsterdam, he served as a senator for his party in the Dutch Parliament from 2007 to 2011. Last month, he retired after 50 years heading his family diamond company.
Feriel Zerouki (pictured on the right), senior vice president of international relations and ethical initiatives at the De Beers Group, was elected the first female vice president of the WDC. She will succeed Asscher as WDC president in 2022.
Feriel Zerouki will serve as the WDC’s first female vice president - and then president.
Feriel Zerouki will serve as the WDC’s first female vice president - and then president.
In addition, Ronnie Vanderlinden, president of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), was elected WDC treasurer. Udi Sheintal, the former head of the Israeli Diamond Institute who’s been active in a variety of industry groups, was appointed WDC secretary.
Asscher said in a statement: “I am honored to be able to serve once again as WDC President, and to head a body whose entire purpose is to protect the integrity of the natural diamond, and also that of the industry that mines, manufactures and sells it, enabling all stakeholders to gain maximum benefit from revenues generated, especially in the developing world.”
Said Fischler in the same statement: “The past three years have been a highlight of my long career in the diamond industry. They have reconfirmed my belief that as a business community we have the capacity to positively change both people’s lives and livelihoods at the grass-roots level.”
(Images courtesy of the World Diamond Council)
Asscher said in a statement: “I am honored to be able to serve once again as WDC President, and to head a body whose entire purpose is to protect the integrity of the natural diamond, and also that of the industry that mines, manufactures and sells it, enabling all stakeholders to gain maximum benefit from revenues generated, especially in the developing world.”
Said Fischler in the same statement: “The past three years have been a highlight of my long career in the diamond industry. They have reconfirmed my belief that as a business community we have the capacity to positively change both people’s lives and livelihoods at the grass-roots level.”
(Images courtesy of the World Diamond Council)
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