The Sector B President referred to a fall in occupied office space in major cities including London, a large number of closures of brick-and-mortar retail stores across the board, and a sharp drop in marriages in the United Kingdom in recent years

Treatments may impact a coral’s value, and are often not permanent or may require special care.

Laboratory-grown diamonds will be a key part of future consumer choice, expanding in markets beyond the United States, Wesley Hunt, Chair of the Laboratory-Grown Diamonds Committee, told the CIBJO Congress plenary.

No new restrictions will be required, but companies using silver in their processes are expected to incur additional costs for administrative matters, such as the obligation to draw up safety sheets. Labour protection must be adapted accordingly.

Under the proposal, the listing would be reviewed annually whereby any listed laboratories would be required to confirm their operational adherence to the CIBJO Gemmological Laboratories Blue Book.

The session was broadcast live worldwide, via the CIBJO YouTube channel, as well as in China via the Xinhau Finance, Tiktok, Huya and Yizhibo platforms. It was viewed by a total of 535,00 people.

We don’t currently have a way of classifying and describing opal clearly, within the worldwide community, and so this Opal Guide is really going to be the start of that process, in describing and classifying opal from all localities around the world

The FH, which informs the Swiss watch industry on standards, aims to support and advance the industry with a focus on sustainability, transparency and reducing environmental impact.

The significant price differences that have opened up between natural diamonds and laboratory-grown diamonds reinforce the need for correct disclosure to protect consumers.