HB Antwerp is proud to announce the selection of thirty (30) soon-to-be graduates from Botswana to participate in the second session of the HB Innovation Lab. Launched in 2021, in partnership with boutique pan-African incubator WomHub, the HB Innovation Lab is a comprehensive training program intended to cultivate sector-specific skills and offer meaningful, in-country training […]
HB Antwerp goes Nano
HB Antwerp Announces Strategic Partnership with Nanotech Lab Nanores Antwerp, Belgium and Wrocław, Poland – HB Antwerp, the largest diamond ecosystem in the Northern hemisphere, is pleased to announce a partnership with Nanores, a European pioneer in nanotechnology. Nanores and HB Antwerp have entered a strategic partnership to add Nanores’ pioneering nanotechnology capabilities to the HB […]
HB Antwerp wins the Finance Team of the Year Award
Africa Outlet – Female founded innovation
Belgian Eco-Fashion Trailblazer Joins Signum as Head of Sustainability
HB Antwerp is pleased to announce that Valerie Geluykens has assumed the role of Head of Sustainability for Signum, the bespoke experiential brand of HB Antwerp that emphasizes the wonder of natural rough diamonds. In this position, Geluykens will lead Signum’s sustainability program, building a strategy that takes a holistic view of sustainability. Under Geluykens’s […]
HB Antwerp wins Innovation Award
Antwerp, 15 March 2022 – HB Antwerp was honored to receive an AHA!-award in the category of One-To-Watch. These awards, organized by the University of Antwerp and the Chambers of Commerce Voka Antwerpen- Waasland, celebrate the most innovative research and companies. HB Antwerp is a young company founded in 2020, with over 110 employees by […]
Diamond Industry Pioneer HB Antwerp Signs Long-Term MOU with Botswana International University of Science and Technology
Partners Will Collaborate to Foster Next Generation of Talent in Botswana HB Antwerp, the entrepreneurial natural diamond start-up, has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) to establish a new partnership aimed at fostering the next generation of talent in Botswana, where HB Antwerp works with […]
HB Antwerp Celebrates 2021 Success with ‘Year in Review”
Antwerp, February 9, 2022 – HB Antwerp, the entrepreneurial natural diamond start-up, is celebrating the success the company achieved in 2021 with the release of its “Year in Review.” This year, HB Antwerp continued combining cutting-edge technology with strategic partnerships to reshape the way diamonds are sourced, crafted and sold. HB and its growing roster […]
HB Antwerp launches rough diamonds with digital twins
January 22, 2022 – This article was published in the Belgian Economic newspaper, De Tijd The diamond company HB Antwerp will soon launch rough diamonds with their digital twins that owners can access virtually. “The NFTs may eventually become worth more than the original real diamonds.” For centuries, Antwerp has been known as one of […]
HB Antwerp Announces the Launch of Signum – The First Luxury Brand Born in the Metaverse – With Release of NFTs
Antwerp, Belgium, December 19, 2021 — HB Antwerp, the entrepreneurial diamond start-up, is proud to announce the release of the first luxury brand created by nature and born in the Metaverse, Signum. Signum is an experiential diamond brand aimed at a new generation of luxury consumers who value self-expression, transparency, and sustainability. Signum leverages its […]