Program aims to educate young consumers about mined stones’ positive qualities.
HRD Antwerp inaugurates facility in Hyderabad, while IGI opens in Sitapura, Jaipur.
Headquartered in New York, American Gemological Laboratories carries out analysis and provenance reporting.
Sales up 21% year on year in fourth quarter.
Jeffrey Bennett will report to the global CEO.
Institute will not stop grading synthetics or label them differently, unlike HRD or GIA, it said.
She succeeds Avi Levy, who is stepping down after five years.
Certificates will feature standard 4Cs grading along with measures specific to partner Charles & Colvard.
IPO could value gemological laboratory at up to $3.5 billion, Reuters says.
IGI executives join LinkedIn Live session to address importance of verification.
Lab can verify both loose stones and those mounted in jewelry.