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GIA Thailand adds diamond-grading service

February 25, 2008

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Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America's (GIA) laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand, now is offering the institute's Diamond Dossier grading services to clients in the region.

The service is available immediately and covers diamonds that range from 0.15 to 1.99 carats.

In addition, the GIA Thailand Laboratory is accepting diamonds for all other services that will be taken care of at one of its U.S. offices.

"We now have a fully trained laboratory staff on-site in Bangkok," GIA Laboratory and Research Senior Vice President Tom Moses said in a statement. "With these highly skilled people, GIA Thailand today performs complete colored-stone and pearl services, and we've now expanded those offerings to include diamond grading. We aim to provide Thailand and the region with the full range of GIA client services while, at the same time, ensuring reasonable turnaround times."

Ken Scarratt, GIA managing director for Southeast Asia and director of the GIA Thailand Laboratory, said regional clients also now can send goods for identification or grading using the Brinks Bonded Facility in Thailand.

"All clients have to do is submit their stones to Brinks in their home country and Brinks Thailand will handle importation into Bond," he said. "In this way, GIA can service every country in the region."

Scarratt added that the GIA Thailand Laboratory has teamed up with GIA Thailand Education to share a booth at the 41st Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair, being held from Feb. 27 to March 2.
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