In addition, representatives of the Laboratory participated in the trade mission to Korea.
Laboratory reports launch bilingual in English and Korean, as well as in English and Chinese languages, starting from February 1 next year. The HRD said that the reports will be offered on additional foreign languages during 2017.
Laboratory has released reports in the Chinese language, but they first will be offered in two languages anywhere in the world, say in HRD.
The trade mission to the lab in Seoul attended the mayor of Antwerp Bart De Wever (Bart De Wever), as well as representatives of the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC). The visit, which is aimed at improving the Antwerp diamond trade in the region, which includes special measures for establishing contacts and signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Association of Korean Jewelery Confederation (Korea Jeweller Confederation Association), as well as explore opportunities for collaboration.
"The South Korean market represents a great opportunity, and our presence here today is just the first step in what will undoubtedly be a mutually beneficial relationship", - said Ari Epstein (Ari Epstein), HRD Chairman and CEO of the AWDC.
Within HRD program sacrificed Korean jewelry industry M-Screen + screening device for round brilliants size 0.005 - 0.10 carats.
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The Rockwell Diamonds reported that sales of diamonds mined in the central region of the Orange River (Middle Orange River, MOR) in the fourth quarter of the financial year to February 29 fell by 45% compared to the same period last year, to $ 7.13 million.
Meanwhile, sales increased by 34% compared with the previous quarter and amounted to $ 7.1 million, said CEO Dzheyms Kempbell (James Campbell).
By volume in carats sales fell 42%, to 4,025 carats when compared to the same period last year, while the value of diamonds was $ 1448 per carat.
"After a very challenging operating period, in the fourth quarter sales figures were more positive and showed a recovery (demand) in spite of the continuing difficulties in the world diamond market," - Campbell added.
However, in Rockwell reported a number of important decisions concerning the company during the reporting period.
The company's operations on Saksendrift (Saxendrift) continued to be curtailed, however, change their parameters allowed to postpone the planned mine closure from February to May.
Rockwell also signed a second three-year contract for royalty Saksendrift. It entered into force at the end of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.
The company added that the re-commissioning of the mine operation Vouterspen (Wouterspan) and relocation of existing equipment for the extraction and processing of rock from other operations started at the beginning of the fourth quarter, as planned earlier.
"Work on the construction of a processing plant is carried out according to the schedule will allow Enterprise to process 200,000 cubic meters of rock per month since September 2016, and its commissioning is scheduled for the end of May 2016." - said in a statement.
"In the second phase of construction companies planned to increase refining capacity to 400,000 cubic meters of rock work on this phase are carried out now.", - added of Rockwell.
To say that the company aims to achieve a sustainable and leads to increased wear of equipment production capacity of 500,000 cubic meters, and continues to explore additional opportunities to improve productivity. The company has increased the volume of exploration work in the reporting quarter, he added.
"It is expected that the recent restructuring of the corporate structure of the company will bring tangible results in the short term", - adds CEO of Rockwell.
"In addition to the changes in the company's corporate policy, we have also sought to provide dividend growth for our shareholders", - he continues.
Campbell also noted that the construction and commissioning of additional capacity at the screening Remhugte / Holsloot (Remhoogte / Holsloot) continues, and that Remhugte / Holsloot plan to process up to 180,000 cubic meters of alluvial gravel per month.
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