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Are lab-grown diamonds forever? Examining their impact on the natural gems businessIt’s 2024, and that carefully crafted chain of the diamond business is now being disrupted. Enter lab-grown diamonds (LGD). A lab-grown dia...
23 Jun, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
Rising gold prices drive Indian consumers towards lab-grown diamondsThe recent rise in gold prices has shifted consumer interest towards lab-grown diamond (LGD) studded jewellery due to its affordability. Ma...
12 Jun, 2024, 12.22 PM IST
Global glut takes shine off Indian lab-grown diamondsIndian lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) prices crashed by 45% in FY24 due to overproduction in global markets. Indian LGD exports dropped by 18.2%...
20 May, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Top jewellery chains shy away from lab-grown diamonds amid lack of consumer interestTop jewellery chains like Kalyan Jewellers and Tanishq are hesitant to adopt lab-grown diamonds due to low demand. Despite the growing popu...
02 Apr, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
Lab-grown diamond exports decline in December despite price fallLab-grown diamond manufacturers say that the export figures are down because of the price correction even though the export volume has incr...
23 Jan, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
Lab-made diamonds grow on buyers this Dhanteras-DiwaliLab-grown diamonds, which emerged as a new category and an alternative to the pricier natural diamonds, became more popular in this year's ...
15 Nov, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Romancing the stone, and not breaking the bank: Why diamonds are a good deal this festive seasonSix months ago, a 1-carat LGD ring at the retail level was priced at ₹2 lakh. But now it costs ₹80,000-₹1 lakh. Similarly, a 1-carat natura...
08 Nov, 2023, 06.42 PM IST
Diamond houses hope to cut through slump in next four monthsThe trade that suffered a 30% drop in prices of natural stones and dealt with over 50% slide in lab-grown diamond (LGD) prices in the past ...
30 Oct, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Lab-grown diamonds set to catch festive sparkleEven high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) have taken a shine to lab-grown diamonds, which earlier attracted mainly the 18-35 age group that co...
06 Oct, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Emerald Jewel Industry picks up stake in Limelight Lab Grown DiamondsEmerald Jewel Industry has been one of the world’s largest jewellery manufacturers with manufacturing capacities of 48 tons of gold, 50,000...
17 May, 2023, 04.02 PM IST
PNB buries ghost of 2018 to fund lab diamondsUnder the new policy that was finalised a few weeks ago, the public-sector bank would give working capital as well as term loans to manufac...
27 Feb, 2023, 06.17 AM IST
Budget 2023: Govt to cut import duty on raw material for lab-grown diamonds"With the depletion in deposits of natural diamonds, the industry is moving towards Lab Grown Diamonds (LGDs) and it holds huge promise. To...
01 Feb, 2023, 06.19 PM IST