The mood among diamantaires is fairly optimistic despite the challenges brought about by sanctions and a cloudy economic outlook.
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![An overhead shot of a solar farm for Greenlab, a lab-grown diamond manufacturer with more than 1,000 reactors spread out among four factories in Surat. Greenlab’s Smit Patel said India’s lab-grown diamond industry has seen “explosive and exponential growth.” 20230315_LGD solar farm drone shot.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/df39bfd7476988872382b856daac83bb.jpg)
The mood is bullish as more companies get into the business despite the dramatic drop in lab-grown diamond prices.
![Vipul Shah is the chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council. 20230315_GJEPC Chairman Vipul Shah.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/55763f1242ef1e0a2da5026105b69fd4.jpg)
Shah talks with National Jeweler about diamond demand, lab-grown, and why it’s difficult to make predictions about the U.S. market.
![An aerial view of the Dholakia Foundation’s “Mission 100 Sarovar” project, which has brought water to areas of Gujarat that have been experiencing droughts in recent years. 20230315_Dholakia Foundation water project.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/704a7536da6fd4440c4876ed37df409c.jpg)
Hari Krishna Exports and the Dholakia Foundation’s “Mission 100 Sarovar” aims to create 100 lakes to help revive an area of Gujarat.
![From natural diamond supply to lab-grown diamond prices and future drivers of market growth, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff shares four predictions for the diamond market. (©De Beers Group/Photo credit: Ben Perry @ Armoury Films) 2021_De Beers polished in tweezers.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/47e1f5aafbc2fcce1f3bcf0dccd4aa7d.jpg)
Experts and Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff share views on natural diamond prices, lab-grown supply, and diamond jewelry sales in 2023.
![Avi Rahmanim of Rahmanim Gems, known on TikTok as “Avi the Gem Guy,” takes his audience of 670,000 on a backstage tour of his life as a gemstone wholesaler. In a Q&A with National Jeweler, he shares how he got started in the family business and why he decided to document his work via video. 20230215_Avi the Gem Guy.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/07bfa8bcb1dab23f7a064ec4d6b30cb5.jpg)
In a Q&A, the gemstone wholesaler shares how he built up his TikTok following by giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the industry.
![A transformable necklace from De Beers’ new “Metamorphosis” high jewelry collection, which mixes metals and diamond colors. 20230215_DeBeers-header.jpg](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d4e01bbcbd74f968d76648320554017d.jpg)
“Metamorphosis” was inspired by nature’s changes through the seasons.