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Following the results of the first two online auctions in 2013, De Beers sold 98% of the offered goods in value terms, noting a significant improvement in the situation on the rough diamond market. The company refused to disclose data on the proportion of products sold by the number of lots, Rapaport reported.
"Demand in 2013 significantly improved compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, with many categories of goods attracted such a level of interest of buyers who have not been a year or more," - said Rapaport News by e-mail Neil Ventura (Neil Ventura), senior Vice President of De Beers on auction sales.
Ventura explained that the trend of increasing demand covers all regions, consumer segments and product categories. He noted that demand from Indian buyers increased sharply in the second series of auction sales, which ended recently, while demand from buyers from the Asia-Pacific region, Belgium and Israel also increased. The participation of buyers from Israel has reached the highest level in the last two years, he added.
Participants in auctions that are not sightholders purchased about 70% of the products sold at auctions since the beginning of the year.
De Beers auction sales fell 12% in 2012 to $ 356 million. De Beers' strategy involves selling up to 10% of its products at auctions.

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American / International Diamond Week in the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), Tom Moses, senior vice president of the Gemological Institute of America, achievements in the field of gemology, Rough & Polished was informed by the IDE press service.
Moses highlighted the problem of synthetic diamonds, describing the two main methods of their production - the process of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and the process of treatment at high temperature and high pressure (HPNT). He noted that the technologies for the production of synthetic diamonds are constantly being improved. Synthetic stones, falling on the market under the guise of natural, represent a huge danger to the industry.
However, Moses assured that the GIA can identify synthetic diamonds, thanks to the technologies of inspection and scanning, the use of modern equipment and the attraction of highly qualified employees, and also conducts constant research and scientific development and completes the database of diamonds.

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The Italian elite led by President Fiera di Vicenza Roberto Ditri, Director of the Fashion and Consumer Goods Department of the Chamber of Commerce in Milan Raffaello Benetti and Director General of the Media Center Milano Fashion Media Diego Valisi presented a new edition of the "The White Book of Jewelery - Yearbook 2013".
The annually published reference book for the jewelry industry is presented in a new version, expanded in comparison with previous editions.
Currently, the directory contains more than 7,000 addresses and contacts of companies, including manufacturers, operators and traders, engaged in jewelry business, from more than 100 different countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and North, Central and South America. The directory also presents manufacturers of tools and equipment for processing metals and precious stones, suppliers of display cases and related equipment for jewelry stores, manufacturers of security systems and software.
The directory will also be available in the electronic version and will certainly become an indispensable assistant to any company for starting partnerships with leading foreign markets.

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The European Gemological Laboratory (EGL), the largest network of independent gemological laboratories, opened a new center in the south of India in Chennai in January, Rapaport reports. EGL has built a full-fledged laboratory equipped with modern equipment, designed to serve jewelers and protect the interests of jewelry consumers in southern India.
EGL gained fame due to the promptness of certification services, and Indian jewelers can also expect to conduct certification within 24 hours at no additional cost.

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According to the results of 2012, the import of diamonds to Hong Kong decreased by 4% year-on-year, to $ 16.573 billion, according to the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China Limited. By volume, polished imports fell 21% to 20.592 million carats, while the average value of carat of precious stones increased by 23% to $ 804.82, Rapaport reports.
Imports of diamonds from India in 2012 decreased by 12% compared to 2011 and amounted to $ 7.1 billion. Imports from Israel decreased by 9% to $ 2.1 billion. Imports of diamonds from Belgium increased by 8% on a year-on-year basis to $ 2 billion; Import from the US declined 3% to $ 1.8 billion; The import of diamonds from mainland China jumped by 29% to $ 1.3 billion.
Hong Kong's diamond exports in 2012 fell 12% to $ 11.528 billion, while net polished imports totaled $ 5,044 billion, an increase of 23% compared to 2011.
According to the statistics of the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, polished exports to India fell by 37% to $ 3.2 billion, while exports to mainland China fell by 5% to $ 2.1 billion.