Man-made diamonds are becoming increasingly identical to those that are naturally sourced. Do they have what it takes to disrupt the $80 billion global diamond industry?
While their tweet linked to an article discussing the diamond industry’s increasing struggles in selling to socially conscious millennials,the question itself sparked outrage among Twitter users,and resulted in some hilarious if not heartbreaking response
Rough diamond imports jumped 79 percent to $59 million, while rough exports grew to $24 million from $9 million a year ago. Net rough imports rose 50 percent to $36 million.
The diamond industry was once a leading industry in Bozhou, but has gradually declined in recent years. In the face of market pressure, a company in Bozhou has turned to the production of synthetic diamond.
DiCaprio, who starred in the 2007 film "Blood Diamond," which explores the conflict around the mining industry in war-torn regions of Africa, has endorsed the company's ethical approach to diamond production.
With the development of production technology and application fields of diamond micro powder, nanoscale diamond micro powder has become a dose of "good medicine" for treating patients in modern medicine.
He said one of the greatest threats to Botswana’s economic well-being, if synthetic diamonds “became fashionable”, is that there would no longer be a market for natural diamonds.
Inventor David Findley has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a three-dimensional printing method that works to produce a diamond object through the use of a pre-ceramic polymer with a nanoparticle filler.
Forever Flawless will open a boutique on Thursday on the mall’s Level One near Express. The shop will sell the company’s skin care line that uses diamond powder as a base ingredient in all of its products, and offer in-store facials and samples.
Aerospace company Lockheed Martin has filed a patent for a new kind of 3D printer for synthetic diamonds, according to multiple sources.
The value of global rough diamond production fell for the first time in three years despite an increase in the volume of stones produced. Production volumes, however, rose 2.1 per cent to 127.4 million carats.
Synthetic diamonds are also great quality and difficult to distinguish with natural diamond just from the appearance, but there are still some ways. Diamond dealers can use a simple method to confirm the diamonds.
Alrosa is the latest diamond producer to record a decrease in rough production amidst what has been described as unfavourable market conditions.
Synthetic diamonds find an indispensable usage in myriad industrial applications such construction, computer chip production, oil and gas exploration, mining activities, stone cutting and polishing, and in surgeries.
According to industry sources, many small traders are quietly mixing the lab-cultured stones with natural diamonds and palming the consignment off to unsuspecting buyers.
With synthetic diamond technology being mature gradually, the application of diamond materials’ reinforced plastic in the field of aeronautic equipment is becoming more and more widely and deeply.
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has filed a patent for a new kind of 3D printer that could purportedly print objects of virtually any shape out of synthetic diamonds.
Revenue jumped to $191.4 million in the six months that ended June 30 versus $67.8 million a year earlier, the miner reported. The average selling price surged to $1,233 per carat from $340 per carat, while net income more than quadrupled to $63.3 million
All industries can make full use of the Internet to create new patterns. From this perspective, it would influence all industries, including diamond products industry.
The diamond industry is going through tough times. Traders and dealers, who are already facing a financial slump, are now forced to wage a war against those who rampantly 'mix' synthetic lab-grown diamonds with natural diamonds.