CIBJO's Diamond Special Report focuses on synthetics...

CIBJO's Diamond Special Report focuses on synthetics,

announces conference to examine challenge they pose industry  

MILAN, ITALY: April 9, 2014 - With fewer than six weeks to go to the opening of the 2014 CIBJO Congress in Moscow , the third of the CIBJO commissions' Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Diamond Commission, headed by Udi Sheintal, the report focuses on the challenge posed by the influx of synthetic diamonds into the pipeline, and announces that on the first afternoon of the congress, on Monday, May 19, a special conference will be held to examine the issue, featuring several of the leading experts in the field and a cross section of the industry's leadership.

  

"To successfully position the industry, so that gem-quality synthetic diamonds can be absorbed into the product mix without threatening the integrity and status of natural diamonds, we need a panoramic strategy, which addresses a variety of elements and disciplines," writes Mr. Sheintal. These include research and technology into the methods used to create synthetic diamonds and the instruments and systems required to detect them, legal and ethical questions that are raised, including sanctions that could be imposed against those who do not disclose that diamonds are synthetic, and methods of marketing that enable consumers to differentiate between natural and synthetic diamonds. 

  

"As is always the case in CIBJO, the ultimate yardstick as to how our industry should address the challenge of synthetic diamonds, or any other challenge for that matter, is what is the strategy that will best serve the interests of consumer confidence, both in the products we produce and sell, and in our industry itself," Mr. Sheintal writes.

  

To download a full copy of the report, PLEASE CLICK HERE .

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The 2014 CIBJO Congress will take place in Moscow, Russia, May 19-21, 2014, with pre-congress meetings on May 17 and May 18. The congress will be hosted by the Russian Jewellers' Guild, whose headquarters will also serve as the main congress venue.

CIBJO releases Coloured Stone Special Report

CIBJO releases Coloured Stone Special Report,

considers nomenclature describing gem treatments

With four weeks to go to the opening of the 2013 CIBJO Congress in Tel Aviv on May 7, 2013, the third of the CIBJO commissions' Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission, headed by Nilam Alawdeen,  the report  reviews updates already made to the Coloured Gemstone Blue Book and also those that are being considered. In particular it looks at the nomenclature used to describe gemstone treatments.

The Special Report notes the addition of the qualifying terms "laboratory-grown" and "laboratory-created" as alternatives to the term "synthetic," but points out that in the event that a national jewellery association in a non-English speaking country, which is a member of CIBJO, deems that there is no acceptable local direct translation of the terms "laboratory-grown" or "laboratory-created," then only the translation of the term "synthetic" should be used.

The Special Report states the intention of the Coloured Stone Commission to tackle the inadequacy of current nomenclature in describing lead-glass filled rubies. "If 'composite' is not the right term," it says, "CIBJO should work in haste to adopt the proper nomenclature, to better protect consumers' interests and, thereby, the integrity of the industry."

 To download a full copy of the report, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

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The 2013 CIBJO Congress will take place at the Dan Panorama Convention Centre in Tel Aviv, Israel, from May 7 to May 9, 2013, with pre-congress meetings starting on May 5. More information is available on the dedicated 2013 CIBJO Congress website. Preferential congress hotels rates are guaranteed for those registering until April 15, 2013.  

CIBJO says Corporate Environmental Impact new benchmark

CIBJO releases Marketing & Education Special Report,

 says Corporate Environmental Impact new benchmark

With less than five weeks to go to the opening of the 2013 CIBJO Congress in Tel Aviv on May 7, 2013, the first of its commissions' Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Marketing & Education Commission, headed by Jonathan Kendall,  the report says that Corporate Environmental Impact will be a key concern of consumers in coming years, and one which the industry has to take note of.

"We only have to look at the headlines in 2012 to understand consumer concerns - pollution in Beijing and Hong Kong, massive storms in the United States, and the droughts in India and Africa show us why multitudes of people recognize the major issues related to the environment," Mr. Kendall writes. "No one can deny the management of Corporate Environmental Impact has become a hot topic in the world today, especially in the minds of 15-35 year old women, a key group of purchasers in the jewellery industry."

The report also looks at market expectation for 2013, suggesting that jewellery industry forecasts are for positive growth of 5 percent-plus, driven by greater political stability in China, reasonable growth in United States, and potentially a more positive year in India.

To download a full copy of the report, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Registration Opens For CIBJO Congress 2013

Registration opens for CIBJO Congress 2013 in Tel Aviv,

dedicated website launched 

  

MILAN, ITALY: FEBRUARY 26, 2013 - Registration is now open for the 2013 annual congress of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation.  A dedicated 2013 CIBJO Congress website has been launched at http://congress2013.cibjo.org/, and it enables participants to register directly, as well as reserve hotel rooms at preferential congress rates.

The 2013 CIBJO Congress will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 7-9, 2012, with pre-congress meetings beginning on May 5. It will be hosted by the Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies and will take place at the Dan Panorama Convention Centre.

In addition to the registration and booking module, the CIBJO Congress website includes a preliminary congress programme, information about traveling to Israel, and registration for the complimentary tours of Jerusalem and Jaffa that will be provided to persons accompanying CIBJO Congress delegates.

There are two congress hotels from which to select, the David Intercontinental Tel Aviv and the Dan Panorama Tel Aviv. Both are located on the Tel Aviv seafront and are within short walking distance from the congress venue. Both hotels are offering special rates during the event, and these will be obtained automatically when booking via the congress website.

Serving as the official venue for meetings of the CIBJO Assembly of Delegates, the 2013 CIBJO Congress will gather in Tel Aviv the members of national jewellery and gemstone associations from more than 40 countries and representatives of many of the industry's most important commercial bodies. The congress also serves as a forum for CIBJO's professional commissions, and is the venue at which its Diamond, Coloured Stones, Pearl, Precious Metals and Gemmological Blue Books are discussed and updated.

CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission releases Special Report

CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission releases Special Report 

Treatments and restructuring of Blue Books on top of agenda 

Milan, Italy -- April 5, 2012:  Nilam Alawdeen (Japan), president of the CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission (CSC), today released the CSC's annual Special Report, providing an overview of the issues that dominated the discussions and exchanges  between the members of the CSC  Steering Committee throughout the year and of the major topics that are slated for the various meetings that are planned at the upcoming 2012 CIBJO Congress that will take place in upcoming May in Vicenza, Italy.     

Below follows the introduction to the CSC Special Report. (To download the full report in pdf format, please click here)    

"Due to the large number of gemstone varieties it covers, the Coloured Stone Commission (CSC) has always had its hands full. This year is no exception, and this is reflected in the full agenda of both of the Coloured Stone Commission Steering Committee (CSCSC) and of the CSC [at the upcoming CIBJO Congress].  

 

On May 15, the CSCSC will dedicate a full day to its pre-congress meeting. It will discuss and consider a large number of coloured stone related issues, within the smaller but very knowledgeable forum of gem experts, who will first discuss, debate and preferably resolve issues, in order to make recommendations to the full CSC meeting on May 17. 

 

Both meetings will be chaired by CSC President Nilam Alawdeen (Japan), assisted by his two Vice Presidents, Emmanuel Piat (France) and Charles Abouchar ( Switzerland). The following are some of the topics that appear on the CSCSC and CSC agendas.... " 

 

To read on click here to download the full report.