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Industry Analysis
Diamond Industry
(Gem Based diamonds)

The Diamond industry is essentially broken up into 3 segments:
1. Industrial Diamonds—natural and synthetic diamonds that are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for their physical properties.
2. Jewelry Diamonds—rough diamonds cut for use as gemstones in jewelry.
3. Investment Diamonds—high-quality large gemstones, often with special
characteristics, purchased for investment.


The Jewelry and Investment segments together represent 83 percent of the value of
rough diamonds produced. The industry is controlled as a monopoly by the De Beers diamond company which operates from South Africa and London. The wholesale trade and cutting of diamonds is limited to only a few places in the world namely New York, Surat, Tel Aviv, London, and Amsterdam and the most important being Antwerp. With extensive research and sourcing, diamonds have been found in many parts of the world with Botswana......

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