Rosy Blue, Eurostar to Attend Launch of Panama Gem & Jewelry Center
February 24, 14
(IDEX Online News) – Representatives of two of the world's five largest diamond manufacturing and trading companies, Rosy Blue and Eurostar Diamond Traders, have confirmed that they will attend the launch of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center on March 17 and 18.
They will be joining other companies from around the world at a special networking session that will bring together international suppliers and buyers with representatives of the diamond, gemstone and jewelry companies from Latin America.
Rosy Blue employs about 6,000 people worldwide, operating cutting plants and trading offices in 14 different countries, and is also one of the largest De Beers Sightholders.
Meanwhile, Eurostar Diamond Traders produces about 2.5 million carats of diamonds annually, employs about 5,000 people and has annual sales in excess of $1 billion. The company operates offices in seven international centers and has factories in China and Botswana.
The two-day launch event in Panama will bring together members of the diamond, gemstone and jewelry industries from Latin America and around the world, where they will be introduced to the $200 million Panama Gem & Jewelry Center project, which will be the first dedicated facility for the diamond, jewelry and colored stone trades in the region that includes South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The guest of honor at the launch will be President Ricardo Martinelli, Panama's head of state.
On Monday, March 17, Rosy Blue and Eurostar Diamond Traders will participate in a special networking session that is being held as part of the launch event, in which diamond companies from the major global supply centers will present their organizations to jewelry industry representatives attending the event from Latin American countries.
The networking session is an embedded event organized by DiamondRoadShow.com and Antwerp Comes to You First (ACTYF), under the auspices of the Panama Diamond Exchange. It is designed to establish relationships between the international diamond trading community and the Latin American trade, and is a precursor of what will be regularly available at the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center, when it opens for business toward the end of this year.
The Panama Gem & Jewelry Center anchored by the Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE), which is the first and only diamond bourse in all of Latin America.