{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/68c080eaf7970b080fb51ecf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How the diamond industry lost its sparkle","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615edd9c0cb78d1a6bda37d9/1776246467968-47cff55a-2b97-4658-bc6d-84ddf97163a5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The natural diamond industry is facing an existential threat: lab-grown diamonds. They’re chemically and physically identical to natural stones, and they're just a fraction of the price. Eleanor Olcott, the FT’s China technology correspondent, travelled to the epicentre of lab-grown diamond production in the central Chinese province of Henan to see how they’re made. While the FT’s natural resources editor, Leslie Hook, explores what the sale of leading natural diamond producer, De Beers, could mean for the future of the sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Clip from Arnold Worldwide&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>For further reading:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2a8dca7d-53e8-4d4b-b7f9-44e8a381bf02\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How the diamond industry lost its sparkle</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/8fb71f5e-a7be-4b5a-a9d2-21bfa6abe1d1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The sparkle is fading in Africa’s diamond heartland</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a21ddad4-18d4-496f-a7f3-6abb34fa22e3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift hands diamonds a moment to shine</a></p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Leslie Hook on X (<a href=\"https://x.com/lesliehook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lesliehook</a>) and Eleanor Olcott on X (<a href=\"https://x.com/EleanorOlcott\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@EleanorOlcott</a>). Michela Tindera is on X (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mtindera07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/bdbc9ac1-d0d9-4423-99db-ff391c4124a8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}