Lab also rolling out new comments clarifying impact of fluorescence.
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If successful, exemption could de facto extend to diamonds.
Duties on polished from Belgium now 10%, AWDC believes.
Sale brings in $3.2 million, achieving a 40% higher figure per carat than in Dubai.
Move reflects intense shortage of 5-carat-plus rough at February sight.
Jewel carries an $8 million high estimate in upcoming online sale.
Miner in redundancy talks with around 5% of staff amid pause on expansion of the Tuzo pit.
Prize goes to Catherine Aulick, a graduate of the institute’s Carlsbad school.
Controlling supply will be key to dealing with lower demand, latest issue argues.
90% of lots found buyers in latest sale, averaging $279 per carat.
Market Comment: February 26, 2026