Press Release – The 7th Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair will open its doors on January 31st 2016, offering trade visitors the largest choice of cut loose diamonds ever.

 

The Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair has been firmly established on the international trade fair calendar since 2010. It is a full-fledged diamond fair – the flagship of three of Antwerp’s diamond bourses.

 

Seven years ago, a few of the younger Antwerp diamond dealers launched an innovative concept: a ‘niche’ fair, dedicated solely to loose polished diamonds. “The concept of the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF) proved an immediate and brilliant success,” said Raphaël Rubin, executive director of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse.

 

“We established a young, efficient, friendly and very competitive fair that meets the criteria of very busy diamond buyers, whose time is money. Business is concluded securely in a matter of one to two days only within the trading halls of the bourses,” Rubin explained.

 

Of course, all diamond-related services needed by buyers and sellers alike are provided on site: banks, gem labs, logistics, security providers, shippers and insurers.

 

Here are a few facts and figures:

 

•    80 percent of the global annual rough diamond production is traded in Antwerp;

•    50 percent of which returns to Antwerp as polished diamonds;

•    The Antwerp diamond quarter is home to 1800 diamond companies.

•    The majority of the De Beers Group Sightholders are headquartered in Antwerp.

•    Antwerp is the homestead of leading gemmological laboratories such as HRDANTWERP, as well as a unique research lab, the WTOCD, with engineers developing cutting-edge technologies servicing the industry.

 

Antwerp and Diamonds, it’s a long lasting love story!

 

Antwerp has provided so many stones to customers worldwide! Its legendary diamonds have adorned queens and stars! Millions of diamonds, universal symbols of everlasting love are sourced in Antwerp! Buying and offering a diamond is a unique and special moment. Diamonds are emotions. Natural diamonds are born from Mother Earth and each one has its own characteristics, such as its chemical properties, its colour and its brilliance. In a word, it has its own DNA which makes it unique!

 

Thanks to Antwerp’s cutting-edge technology and savoir-faire, diamonds can be laser-inscribed with microscopic messages for eternity as a foolproof birthmark.

 

The magical atmosphere of diamonds is experienced at the Antwerp Diamond Fair!

 

Retail jewelers and manufacturers are kindly invited to the ADTF’s seventh edition from January 31 to February 2, 2016, to ‘see’ for themselves that the quote “Diamonds love Antwerp” is quite justified!

 

Love is confidence. Confidence is the 5th ‘C’ when it comes to buying a diamond. Only Kimberley Process certified rough diamonds can enter Antwerp. This offers a cast-iron guarantee for conflict-free diamonds. Indeed, integrity is a key value in Antwerp!

 

The Antwerp Diamond Fair is a 21st century exchange platform which draws its expertise from centuries-old tradition. It is committed to the future thanks to its research for excellence, ethics for sustainable investments.

 

The Antwerp Diamond Fair is also the opportunity to visit gem labs, attend the educational programs, meet with colleagues and partners from various sectors of the industry and feel the market.

 

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