Polished diamond prices remained under pressure in February. Sentiment improved ahead of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show taking place from March 2 to 6 but trading volume was low and liquidity tight in the ...
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Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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The labels division of Austria-based Constantia Flexibles has developed a pressure-sensitive label for PET bottles, SpearRC. The new cost-effective recycling solution includes clear, white and metalized film material options and is ...
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Sony has today announced a new addition to its Xperia smartphone series with the entry level Xperia E4. The device follows on from last year’s Sony Xperia E3, a budget 4G blower that proffered a low mark-up but suffered due to its ...
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Sony has today announced a new addition to its Xperia smartphone series with the entry level Xperia E4. The device follows on from last year’s Sony Xperia E3, a budget 4G blower that proffered a low mark-up but suffered due to its ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, MWC
Diamond Foods has acquired 51% stake in Netherlands-based vegetable and organic potato chips producer Yellow Chips for an undisclosed amount. Yellow Chips, which currently produces Kettle Brand Vegetable Chips for Diamond, markets its ...
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Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (a member of the De Beers Family of Companies) says that its Technologies Group experienced more than 20% growth in 2014, marking its third consecutive year of high growth. ...
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 5.1 percent year on year to 161.75 points in December, which was about 4 points lower than November's reading and the lowest since July 2010. The average jewelry CPI for 2014 slipped 4 ...
An Apple supplier has just unveiled a purportedly ‘unbreakable’ smartphone display made from sapphire. Desay, a Chinese firm that currently supplies batteries for Apple, has showed off its ‘Magical Mirror X5’ ...
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U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 7.1 percent year on year to $2.734 billion in November -- the latest sign that jewelers in the U.S. have been facing economic headwinds. Furthermore, the sales figures from November, the month that ...
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These onyx and gold chandelier earrings worn by Jennifer Aniston at the Golden Globes were just one of the many pairs of drop earrings donned by celebrities Sunday night. Statement earrings were the real stars of Golden Globes on ...
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Chinese manufacturer Desay has announced a new budget smartphone with one stand-out feature - a super-tough sapphire glass display. The Magical Mirror X5 from Desay, a Chinese state-controlled manufacturer, is a 6.95mm thick smartphone ...
The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...
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Ear climbers, like this 18-karat rose gold and diamond pair from Stephen Webster, will continue to be popular in the new year. Click through this slideshow to see a piece of jewelry that embodies each of the eight trends outlined for ...
Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...