Category: Synthetics

Lab-Grown Diamonds Continue to Disrupt Industry in 2025 – BriteCo

Price declines and changing preferences have contributed to rise of synthetics, says insurer.

Minister of employment and economy is looking to reserve the term “diamond” for natural only.

In 2025, 61% of purchases in this jewelry category were synthetics.

FTC guidelines apply even to promotions and giveaways, say trade groups.

Indian jeweler previously insisted it was a natural-only business.

Retailer remains focused on natural.

“We only charge for the gold,” declares ad by Universal Chains.

Company, belonging to same family as Kiran Gems, currently generates 250,000 carats per month.

Organization believes wording other than “synthetic” has hurt natural diamonds.

Policy changes at the GIA and HRD Antwerp should help differentiate synthetics from natural.

Executive compensation in the diamond and jewelry sector tends to track the market’s health – but the global situation is complex.