- Deborah Yonick -March 24, 2022
RECYCLED DIAMONDS VS LAB-GROWN: WHICH ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE?
The lab-grown diamond category has exploded on the consumer market over the past decade, positioning itself as an eco-friendly, sustainable alternative to natural diamonds. But are lab-grown diamonds truly a more sustainable option than recycled natural diamonds? The answer may surprise you.
THE HIDDEN ENERGY COST OF LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS
Lab-grown diamond producers market their products as less harmful to the environment than mining — pointing to reduced water use, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and no earth disruption. Yet they speak little of the enormous energy required to grow diamonds in the first place.
THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES
Diamonds are grown in factories using High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) or Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) processes. Both require uninterrupted power sources for production cycles that can take anywhere from 30 minutes to several weeks.
STAGGERING ENERGY USE
The most efficient diamond growers use
- Deborah Yonick -March 15, 2022
DEFINING RECYCLED DIAMONDS & THEIR VALUE
Recycled diamonds are perhaps the fine jewelry industry's best kept trade secret — presenting a compelling opportunity for jewelry designers and retailers to offer a sustainable, value-retaining alternative to newly mined natural diamonds and lab-grown diamonds.
The broadest definition of a recycled diamond is a natural diamond that was previously owned or manufactured and has re-entered the diamond supply chain to be repurposed for another piece of jewelry. Recycled diamonds are acquired in many ways — from consumer jewelry boxes, estate sales, bankruptcies, and inventory liquidations of collections that may never have made it to market.
HOW WHITE PINE BRINGS RECYCLED DIAMONDS TO MARKET
White Pine buys exclusively from the trade — including pawn shops, retailers, diamond dealers, and diamond manufacturers. Consistency and quality are top priorities for this leading supplier of calibrated recycled diamond melee, breakout and single stones, certified
- Matt Cacioppo -March 03, 2022
5 Things You Need To Know About The Recycled Diamond Business
Never Turn Anyone Away
Increase your profitability and offer your customers a complete range of products and services. If a consumer wants to sell you a diamond or diamond jewelry item but you're unsure of the value, White Pine's experts can assist you in providing a fair offer. If a customer is interested in sustainable options, know that White Pine is in stock and ready to ship recycled, remanufactured stones. Never turn away business because you're unsure about the recycled diamond space.
Demand For Sustainable Products Is Strong
Consumer demand for socially responsible and sustainable products is greater than ever and growing. Offering recycled diamonds not only allows your business to advertise as sustainable, but helps improve your margins so you stop paying larger premiums on new manufactured goods.
Designer Names Aren't Everything
Buy gold and diamonds at commodity value. When buying with intent to recycle
- Matt Cacioppo -June 06, 2021
Getting To Know The Melee Market
Diamonds have been ‘traded’ for hundreds of years. In the early days, transactions were informal and not influenced by anything other than the buyer’s desire for the stone. However, industry stakeholders quickly realized that there was money to be made as the buying and selling of diamonds became more formalized and frequent. This realization resulted in the formation of the global diamond market, as it’s known today. On a broad scale, the global diamond market accounts for the trade of all diamonds, everything from top top quality to industrial quality diamond material used to produce tools and equipment. This article will examine a specific sector of the diamond trade, known as the melee market. The term “melee” refers to diamonds less than 0.20ct in weight, typically seen in jewelry pieces such as engagement rings, wedding bands, tennis bracelets, and fashion jewelry. Any stones used in jewelry aside from the ‘center stone’ are known as ‘melee’. Below
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