Strategic cooperation between Chinese NGTC and HRD Antwerp

Last December, HRD Antwerp sealed a historic agreement of cooperation with the Chinese National Gems & Jewelry Technology Administrative Center (NGTC). Both institutions will join forces in investing in research and development, education and diamond grading.

The cooperation between NGTC and HRD Antwerp shows the commitment of both institutes to invest in research and education and further develop the expertise in diamond grading. Both sides will take their technical advantages to cooperatively study and tackle the problems about theory and practice of classification in special color. Meanwhile, NGTC will synchronously use the Lumisense (colour grading instrument) from HRD Antwerp to make the diamond colour to be more objective and unanimous.

The agreement was signed last December, in the presence of Ms Ke Jie, Director of NGTC, Mr Bi Lijun, Vice Director of the Ministry of Land and Resources Gems & Jewellery Technical Management Centre and Mr Georges Brys, General Manager of HRD Antwerp.

In the Chinese diamond market, NGTC is an authority in gem research, technology, jewellery trading and appraisal of jewellery. HRD Antwerp from their part is an authority in the Belgian and global diamond industry, famed for its highly reputable diamond grading lab, high technological equipment, research and in-house expertise.

George Brys: “This agreement will help the public to better understand the unique characteristics of diamonds. Customers will benefit from it, as certificates will become more transparent. By combining the research efforts of both HRD Antwerp and NGTC, diamond certificates will more than ever, be the proof of ultimate confidence for the customer”.