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19 April 2022
Africa Outlet – Female founded innovation
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18 March 2022
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 ...
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15 March 2022
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 Univers...
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14 February 2022
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-...
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14 February 2022
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 wi...
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22 January 2022
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...
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19 December 2021
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 c...
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19 December 2021
Looking for a luxury Christmas gift that gives back? 2.4 ETH buys one of 12 unique diamond bunnies NFTs and limitless potential to trade in the diamond Metaverse
Antwerp, 19th December 2021 – Just in time for Christmas, Signum – a new rough diamond brand that bridges the space between physical and d...
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21 September 2021
HB Antwerp Brings 1,175 Carat Diamond to New York
Antwerp –September 20, HB Antwerp arrives today in New York City with the 1,175 carat diamond which was recovered in June by Lucara Diamond Corp. at...
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2 September 2021
University Students and Graduates in Botswana Selected to Join HB Antwerp Innovation Lab
Antwerp and Gaborone, September 2, 2021 – We are proud to announce the selection of 30 soon-to-be and recent Engineering and Technology graduate...
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28 July 2021
La start-up HB Antwerp s’associe à Blockchain Solutions pour certifier ses diamants
Forbes – L’entreprise belge a créé le buzz en dévoilant sa collaboration avec Blockchain Solutions pour tracer l’ensemble de la chaîne d...
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15 July 2021
HB Antwerp Partners with WomHub to Create New Opportunities in Botswana
Antwerp, July 15, 2021 – Today, Belgian diamond company HB Antwerp announced its partnership with boutique incubator WomHub to launch the HB I...
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14 July 2021
HB Antwerp establishes premier training academy for diamond specialists and jewelers
Antwerp, July 14, 2021 – HB Antwerp, a data and tech company specializing in the diamond trade, has established HB Academy, a state-of-the-art train...
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7 May 2021
HB Antwerp and Sarine become technology partners
Antwerp, May 7, 2021 – HB Antwerp, the Antwerp-based data & technology company focusing on diamonds, is partnering with Singapore Exchange M...
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4 May 2021
HB Antwerp partners with Blockchain Solutions to provide customers with real publicly verifiable diamond history information
Antwerp, 4 May 2021 – HB Antwerp and Blockchain Solutions are pleased to announce their collaboration towards more transparency in the diamond i...
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23 April 2021
AI and automation enter the diamond world as HB Antwerp and Comate announce exclusive partnership
Antwerp, 23 April 2021 – Tech and data company HB Antwerp, has entered into an exclusive collaboration with the Leuven-based design and engineering ...
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7 April 2021
HB Antwerp and Lucara sign a long-term supply agreement
Following an initial six-month cooperation, Lucara Diamond Corp. and HB Antwerp are stepping into a long-term partnership Under the agreement, HB Antw...
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31 March 2021
Innovative Blockchain Technology Creates New Opportunities For The High-End Fashion Industry
Forbes – Traditionally, the luxury fashion business has been associated with an upper-echelon status. Predicting a return to pre-pandemic status...
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1 February 2021
Luxury Giants Like Louis Vuitton Are Falling for Big Gems
New York Times – A handful of huge diamonds has arrived in the world of high jewelry that could alter the entire business. In January 2020 Loui...
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25 January 2021
HB Antwerp hires sustainability and communications consultancy Eco-Age
Next generation diamond manufacturer HB Antwerp has appointed Eco-Age as its retained agency for 2021. Eco-Age will manage strategic partnerships and ...
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13 November 2020
Inside the jewellery industry’s sustainability sea change
The Forward Lab – Fuelled by consumer demand, the jewellery world is in the midst of transformation, with a huge growth in ethical and sustainab...
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13 November 2020
Louis Vuitton Announces the Discovery of Sethunya, a 549 Carat Rough Diamond
VO+ Yesterday the French luxury maison announced the second, exceptional discovery of a superlative quality diamond and a new collaboration with Luc...
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13 November 2020
HB Antwerp, la pépite belge qui taille des diamants pour Vuitton & co
L’Echo – Forte d’une chaîne de production entièrement intégrée et de bientôt 100 personnes à bord, la jeune entreprise entend ...
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11 November 2020
HB Antwerp to receive 998 carat diamond
Jewellery Focus – HB Antwerp is known for its diamond trade chain and use of technology to bring simplicity and transparency to the traditionall...
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5 November 2020
Antwerp firm will cut Louis Vuitton super-diamond
The Brussels Times – An Antwerp diamond company, HB Antwerp, has been given the job of cutting a huge diamond for the luxury goods company Louis...
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5 November 2020
Louis Vuitton Wants Your Input On Cutting This 549-Carat Diamond
The National Jeweler – Antwerp, Belgium—A rough stone is the blank canvas of the diamond world, and tech company HB Antwerp wants to create a ...
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5 November 2020
Louis Vuitton 正式宣佈開採出重「549 克拉」之高品質鑽石原石
HYPEBEAST CHINA – 先正式宣佈一項意義非凡的鑽石開採成果,集團開採出重達 549 克拉的高品質鑽石原石「Sethunya...
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5 November 2020
Louis Vuitton compró su segundo diamante gigante en menos de un año
ELLE Mexico – En abril de 2019 fue descubierto el diamante Sewelô, el tercer diamante en bruto más grande del mundo (pesa 352 gramos y mide 1....
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4 November 2020
‘Sethunya’ Follow the diamond on its journey from Botswana to Paris through Antwerp
HB Antwerp, the European technology company focused on the diamond industry, is proud to announce a second collaboration to trace the diamond’s jour...
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17 September 2020
HB Antwerp Aims to Shake Up Large-Stone Market
It’s not often a newcomer sweeps in to buy the largest diamond available on the market. Such deals are usually reserved for high-end jewelers such a...
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14 September 2020
HB Antwerp Buys Sightholder’s Cutting Factory
Rapaport – HB Antwerp has acquired the manufacturing facility of AMC Diamonds, a Belgian large-stone specialist and De Beers sightholder, bringi...
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16 July 2020
Antwerp-based HB Will Buy All +10.8ct Lucara Diamonds
The Diamond Loupe – Lucara Diamond Corp has announced a unique partnership with the Antwerp-based company HB in which HB will buy all of the dia...
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15 January 2020
Second-Biggest Diamond Ever Will Become Louis Vuitton Jewelry
Bloomberg – The second-biggest diamond in history will be cut, polished and turned into a collection of Louis Vuitton jewelry. Lucara Diamond Co...
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