HRD Antwerp opens Lab Link in India
April 09, 2008
Antwerp, Belgium—HRD Antwerp NV continues to expand globally, as it marked the opening of its Lab Link service in India earlier this week.
According to a release issued by HRD Antwerp, the new service in Mumbai will provide members of the Indian diamond sector with direct access to the HRD Antwerp Diamond Lab.
Like at other Lab Links around the globe, including the recently opened one in
Hong Kong, HRD Antwerp partner Malca-Amit Logistics PVT picks up the diamonds at the clients' offices. The diamonds are then graded in Antwerp, Belgium, and returned to the clients.
The service provides clients HRD Antwerp's full range of diamond-grading services and also is tailored for small and mid-sized companies that send out parcels of limited size, including single stones.
Mumbai marks the third location in Lab Link's international rollout.
The first Lab Link service was introduced in Israel in July 2007. Hong Kong's Lab Link service launched in March.
According to HRD Antwerp, on April 15, a special reception will be held at the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) in Ramat Gan, Israel, to mark the now nearly yearlong functioning of Lab Link in Israel.
IDE President Avi Paz will be present at the reception and Israeli financial journalist Nehemia Shtrasler will give a speech on the state of the country's economy and media.
The reception also will include a raffle for two sets of 10 HRD Antwerp Diamond Lab certificates and three Malca-Amit trips to and from Antwerp.
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