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FOREVERMARK INSPIRES A WORLD OF ENDURING PROMISES ONLINE

1st July, 2013:  Each Forevermark diamond is inscribed with a promise that it is beautiful, rare and has been responsibly sourced. Forevermark holds firm the belief that all promises should be as unbreakable as theirs and as such is creating a collection of promises from around the world, brought together at www.forevermark.com/promise. Building on the …

Greenpeace finds illegal DRC wood at Danzer Group Czech facility

Amsterdam, July 1, 2013 – Greenpeace has found an illegal shipment of endangered wood from the Democratic Republic of Congo at a veneer-processing factory in the Czech Republic run by the controversial Swiss timber group Danzer. Under the new European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) that came into force in March, it is prohibited to place …

With reforms in the saddle, bulls retake D-Street

1st July, 2013 : Comments by Amar Ambani, Head of Research, India Infoline  What a start to the week! After enjoying a fantastic Friday, the Indian equity market continued its winning streak on Monday with the Nifty ending a shade below the 5900 mark. The Sensex managed to close above the 19,500 mark at 19,577, …

Board of Directors of SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH AG responds to attempt to pre-vent entry of AGM resolutions in the Commercial Register, and to Renova’s an-nouncement of a takeover offer

The Board of Directors of SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH AG was disconcerted to hear of the at-tempt by Schmolz+Bickenbach GmbH & Co. KG (“KG”), which represents the interests of the descendants of the founders of SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH AG, and which is linked to Renova, to prevent entry of decisions taken at last Friday’s Annual General Meeting in the Commercial …

Nokia to fully acquire Siemens’ stake in Nokia Siemens Networks

Espoo, Finland and Munich, Germany – Nokia Corporation and Siemens AG today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Nokia acquires Siemens’ entire 50% stake in their joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks. The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of Nokia as well as the Managing and …

Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamonds debut in Israel

01 July 2013 Rio Tinto has announced that rough diamonds from its Diavik mine in Canada will, for the first time, be available for viewing in Israel. Whilst the majority of Rio Tinto’s diamond production continues to be sold in Antwerp through Supply Agreements with designated Select Diamantaires, Rio Tinto Diamonds offers specific product segments …