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The De Beers Group of Companies today announced that polished diamonds with grading reports from its International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research (IIDGR) can now be listed on the RapNet polished diamond trading platform.

Polished diamond traders will now be able to list, filter and search for polished diamonds with IIDGR grading reports on RapNet. IIDGR therefore becomes one of a handful of grading laboratories able to have its reports accompany polished diamonds listed on the platform, helping to promote the IIDGR grading proposition on the international stage.

Jonathan Kendall, President of IIDGR, said: “We are pleased to have arrived at this agreement which reflects the growing demand for our innovative, technology-driven grading services.

“I would encourage all our grading customers to begin uploading their polished diamond inventories with IIDGR reports to the RapNet site, opening up their stock to the strong expression of demand we are seeing from retailers.”

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De Beers is a member of the Anglo American group. Established in 1888, De Beers is the world’s leading diamond company with unrivalled expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers employs more than 20,000 people (directly and as contractors) across the diamond pipeline, and is the world’s largest diamond producer by value, with mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. As part of the company’s operating philosophy, the people of De Beers are committed to Living up to Diamonds by making a lasting contribution to the communities in which they live and work, and transforming natural resources into shared national wealth. For further information about De Beers visit www.debeersgroup.com.