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中国的合成钻石如何摧毁印度价值 200 亿美元的钻石产业？
How China’s Synthetic Diamonds Crushed India’s $20 Billion Diamond Industry?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KppsHp_v8zA
2025 年 1 月 5 日
印度钻石行业曾是全球钻石加工领域的领军者，如今正面临几十年来最严重的危机。苏拉特和古吉拉特邦等城市占全球钻石抛光市场的 80%，该行业一直是印度经济的基石，支持了数百万个就业岗位和数十亿美元的出口收入。然而，中国人造钻石市场的崛起彻底改变了全球格局。到 2022 年，中国占据了人造钻石市场 30% 以上的份额，提供了价格合理的替代品，重塑了消费者的偏好。
本视频探讨了印度钻石行业的急剧衰落，以及中国在实验室培育钻石技术方面的进步如何导致这一转变。从人造钻石的流行度飙升（成本仅为天然钻石的一小部分）到天然钻石价格暴跌，我们分析了这一转变背后的关键因素。影响是深远的：工厂关闭、失业人数超过 20 万、古吉拉特邦钻石中心的工资削减高达 50%。此外，中国在实验室生产的钻石生产方面占据主导地位，河南省是领头羊，威胁到印度的复苏能力。
我们还研究了全球趋势，例如在美国和欧洲等市场，实验室生产的钻石销量不断上升，这些市场的可负担性和可持续性推动了需求。随着天然钻石出口减少和合成替代品的兴起，印度面临着与中国创新型超硬材料行业竞争的挑战。
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欢迎来到 Nexus 项目几十年来，印度的钻石
行业一直是世界上最重要的钻石加工中心之一，特别是苏里特和古吉拉特邦等城市的钻石加工行业提供了数百万个就业机会，并支持了数十亿美元的出口收入，根据国际钻石交易所的数据，印度曾经占据全球切割和抛光钻石市场的约 80%，该行业吸引了来自世界各地的投资和贸易，成为印度经济的基石，特别是作为珠宝和奢侈品领域的关键参与者，然而近年来，该行业急剧下滑，这主要是由于中国的崛起引发的，因为中国开始大规模生产合成钻石并迅速占领了全球市场，印度传统钻石加工业的前景在 2018 年急剧恶化，中国的合成钻石市场首次超过 10 亿美元，到 2022 年，根据《南华早报》报道中国合成钻石市场份额已超过全球30% 合成钻石价格仅为天然钻石十分之一，已成为越来越受欢迎且价格合理的替代品，推动了消费者需求的转变 据《南华早报》去年12月报道，由于中国消费者对天然钻石失去兴趣，天然钻石需求大幅下降，导致整体消费量大幅下降 与此同时，中国的合成钻石行业正在快速发展，并向全球市场扩张 经济学家认为，多年来钻石价格持续下跌，导致许多人认为钻石不再是一项值得的投资，预计这一趋势将持续 报告强调，天然钻石的价格在全球范围内下跌，由于天然钻石价格高昂，消费者纷纷放弃购买天然钻石，而价格低廉的合成钻石越来越受欢迎 上海一家钻石公司的创始人表示，蒂芙尼珠宝不再是必需品消费者他指出，虽然他能够像前几年一样每周获得大约 10 颗钻石订单，但现在客户更喜欢更便宜的替代品，新婚夫妇倾向于购买较小的钻石以适应他们缩减的预算，有时甚至选择合成钻石，其价格仅为天然钻石价格的十分之一在过去的两年里，全球批发钻石价格从 2022 年初到现在下跌了约 40%，实验室培育的毛坯钻石价格在零售端下跌了 85%，1 克拉实验室培育钻石的价格自 2022 年达到历史高点以来，已从峰值下跌了 80% 以上。全球毛坯钻石价格出现了特别急剧的下跌钻石行业分析师 Paul Zusy 表示，中国市场的变化对钻石价格产生了重大影响坦率地说，去年中国的钻石需求已经断崖式下降，他说该行业显然感受到了影响 独立亚洲经济学家 Rajiv Bisas 指出，中国钻石市场价值 90 亿美元，是仅次于美国的世界第二大钻石市场，然而，越来越多的人认为钻石已经失去了投资价值。他解释说，随着时间的推移，钻石不再被视为价值储存手段，因为它们的价格一直在稳步下降。与此同时，分析师表示，中国在实验室培育钻石的大规模生产方面处于领先地位，而实验室培育钻石的价格仅为天然钻石的一小部分。早前彭博社的报道援引美国市场研究公司 Tendis 的最新报告指出，2024 年 10 月，美国成品珠宝零售额增长了 99.9%，天然钻石珠宝小幅增长了 4.7%，而实验室培育钻石则大幅增长了 46%。此外，根据德国统计数据平台的数据，全球珠宝市场预计将出现实验室培育钻石的销售额在 2024 年达到约 180 亿美元，占总市场份额的 20% 以上，市场的这种转变对印度的钻石行业产生了直接影响，曾经依赖天然钻石的加工厂现在面临订单的急剧减少，导致 2023 年失业率飙升，苏雷特的钻石加工出口暴跌近 50%，工厂关闭和大规模裁员导致约 200 至 100,000 人失业，同时印度钻石工人的工资也大幅下降，一些地区的工资下降幅度高达 50% 此外，随着中国不断改进其人造钻石生产技术，其生产能力和出口规模正在迅速扩大，河南省的人造钻石行业已成为全球领导者，出口到包括印度在内的多个国家，直接威胁到印度的生存。印度钻石行业数据显示，中国现在占全球人造钻石产量的50%以上，这一快速的市场转变在过去十年中进一步削弱了印度传统的钻石加工行业。中国中部的湖南省已成为全球实验室培育钻石的生产中心。《湖南商报》11月的一篇文章提到，自1963年中国成功研制出人造钻石以来，超硬材料行业蓬勃发展并逐步占据领先地位。湖南作为人造钻石工业化的发源地，已成为超硬材料研发中心和人才中心，是中国和全球最大、最重要的钻石产区。公开数据显示，中国生产的钻石单晶约占全球产量的95%，保持全球领先地位，其中湖南占中国实验室培育钻石产量的80%。中国的产能约占全球产能的50%，其中80%来自湖南。中原、南阳等城市超硬材料产业发展成为地方优势产业 以中原为例，它是中国第一颗人造金刚石的诞生地，是全国超硬材料产业的人才中心、技术创新中心和产业基地 该市拥有完整的人造金刚石产业链，拥有超硬材料电商企业122家，2023年产业规模将接近200亿元 人造金刚石产量占全国总产量的三分之一以上，出口额超过20亿元，位居全国第一 此外，中原还拥有行业70%以上的中高端创新资源，拥有七个国家级超硬材料研发平台 超硬材料产业的快速崛起，很大程度上得益于政府的高层举措 近年来，湖南省已将人造金刚石产业定位为国家“十三五”重点产业2022年7月，该省启动了一项计划，以加速包括超硬材料在内的新材料产业的发展。到2025年，该地区的目标是打造以郑州、昌山、拉哈南洋和新洋为重点的六万亿级支柱产业，建立世界上最大的超硬材料研究和生产基地。中国人造钻石的崛起给印度钻石行业带来了前所未有的打击。因此，苏拉特的钻石行业正经历50年来最严重的经济衰退，导致20万个工作岗位流失。钻石行业的工资被削减了50%。据印度媒体报道，钻石行业直接雇佣了苏雷特和古吉拉特邦其他地区约17万名工人，其中110万人印度许多人依靠加工毛坯钻石为生然而持续的危机导致90%的小型钻石工厂关闭，超过20万工人失业仍在运营的工厂的工人面临20%至50%的减薪据古吉拉特邦钻石工人工会称，财务压力引发了工人的心理健康危机在过去的一年里，苏雷特有45名钻石工人自杀工会的热线接到了3000多通工人的求助电话中国人造钻石的崛起对印度传统的钻石加工业产生了深远的影响，震撼了全球市场随着中国继续通过技术创新和产业布局加强其在全球钻石市场的地位，像印度这样传统上是主要钻石生产国的国家将在未来几年面临日益激烈的竞争和不确定的未来全球钻石市场竞争格局或将发生深刻变化，印度钻石行业复苏之路将更加复杂艰难。从黄金时代到目前的低迷时期，印度钻石行业的衰落并非一朝一夕，而中国人造钻石的崛起无疑加速了这一进程。中国不仅改变了全球钻石市场的供需动态，也深深影响了印度传统钻石加工行业的命运，印度在市场上的竞争力下降，未来几年行业的复苏前景将面临重大挑战。
How China’s Synthetic Diamonds Crushed India’s $20 Billion Diamond Industry?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KppsHp_v8zA
2025 年 1 月 5 日
2025年1月5日
India's diamond industry, once the world leader in diamond processing, is now facing its most significant crisis in decades. With cities like Surat and the Gujarat region accounting for 80% of the global diamond polishing market, the industry has been a cornerstone of India's economy, supporting millions of jobs and billions in export revenues. However, the rise of China’s synthetic diamond market has drastically shifted global dynamics. By 2022, China captured over 30% of the synthetic diamond market, offering affordable alternatives that have reshaped consumer preferences.
This video explores the dramatic decline of India’s diamond sector and how China’s advancements in lab-grown diamond technology have led to this shift. From the surging popularity of synthetic diamonds, costing a fraction of natural diamonds, to plummeting natural diamond prices, we analyze the key factors behind this transformation. The impact is profound: factory closures, job losses exceeding 200,000, and wages cut by up to 50% in Gujarat’s diamond hubs. Additionally, China’s dominance in lab-grown diamond production, with Henan Province leading the charge, threatens India’s ability to recover.
We also examine global trends, such as rising lab-grown diamond sales in markets like the U.S. and Europe, where affordability and sustainability drive demand. As natural diamond exports dwindle and synthetic alternatives rise, India faces challenges to compete with China's innovative superhard materials industry.
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welcome to project Nexus for decades India's Diamond
industry was one of the most significant
Diamond processing centers in the world
in particular cities like surit and the Gujarat region saw the diamond processing industry provide millions of jobs and support billions of dollars in export revenues according to the International Diamond Exchange India
once accounted for Approximately 80% of
the global market for cutting and
polishing Diamonds the industry
attracted Investments and trade from
around the world becoming a Cornerstone
of India's economy particularly as a key
player in the jewelry and luxury goods
sector however in recent years the
industry has seen a sharp decline
largely triggered by the rise of China
as China began mass-producing synthetic
diamonds and rapidly captured the Global
Market the outlook for India's
traditional Diamond processing industry
deteriorated drastically in 2018 China's
synthetic diamond Market exceeded $1
billion for the first time and by 2022
according to the South China Morning
Post China's market share of synthetic
diamonds had surpassed 30% of the global
market synthetic diamonds which cost
only a tenth of the price of natural
diamonds have made them an increasingly
popular and affordable alternative
driving a shift in consumer demand
according to a report from the South
China Morning Post in December last year
the demand for natural diamonds
plummeted as Chinese consumers lost
interest resulting in a steep decline in
overall consumption meanwhile China's
synthetic diamond industry is rapidly
growing and expanding into the global
market economists believe that the
consistent drop in diamond prices over
the years has led many to view diamonds
as no longer a worthwhile investment
this trend is expected to continue the
report highlighted that the price of
natural diamonds is falling globally
with consumers shifting away from
natural diamonds due to their high costs
while synthetic diamonds which are much
cheaper are gaining popularity the
founder of a Shanghai Diamond company
said that Tiffany Jewelry no longer
feels like a necessity to Consumers he
noted that while he was able to secure
about 10 Diamond orders per week like in
previous years customers now prefer
cheaper alternative newlywed couples tend to buy smaller
diamonds to fit their shrinking budgets
and sometimes even opt for synthetic
diamonds which cost just a tenth of the
price of natural diamonds over the past
2 years Global wholesale diamond prices
have dropped by around 40% from the
beginning of 2022 until now rough lab
grown diamond prices have fallen by as
much as 85% on the retail end the price
of a 1 karat lab grown Diamond has
dropped by more than 80% % from its peak
since reaching historic highs in
2022 Global rough diamond prices have
seen a particularly sharp decline
Diamond industry analyst Paul zusy
stated that the changes in the Chinese
market have significantly impacted
diamond prices frankly Diamond demand in
China has already dropped off a cliff
last year he said the industry has
clearly felt the effects independent
Asian Economist Rajiv bisas pointed out
that China's Diamond Market valued at $9
billion is the second largest in the
world after the United States however
many people are increasingly viewing
diamonds as having lost their investment
value he explained that over time
diamonds are no longer seen as a store
of value because their prices have been
steadily declining meanwhile analysts
indicate that China is leading the way
in the mass production of lab grown
diamonds which are priced at a fraction
of the cost of natural diamonds earlier
reports from Bloomberg citing the latest
report from US market research firm
tendis noted that retail sales of
finished jewelry in the US grew by 99.9%
in October 2024 natural diamond jewelry
saw a modest increase of
4.7% while lab grown diamonds surged by
an impressive
46% additionally according to Germany's
statistic data platform the global
jewelry market is expected to see lab
grown Diamond sales reach approximately
$18 billion in 2024 accounting for more
than 20% of the total market share this
shift in the market has had a direct
impact on India's Diamond industry
processing plants that once relied on
natural diamonds are now facing a sharp
reduction in orders leading to Soaring
unemployment rates in 2023 Diamond
processing exports from suret plummeted
by nearly 50% with factories closing and
widespread layoffs resulting in
approximately 200 100,000 job losses
meanwhile wages for Indian Diamond
workers have also significantly dropped
with some regions experiencing
reductions of up to 50% moreover as
China continues to improve its synthetic
diamond production technology its
production capacity and Export scale are
rapidly expanding the synthetic diamond
industry in Honan province has become a
global leader exporting to multiple countries including India directly threatening the survival of IND India's Diamond industry data shows that China nowaccounts for more than 50% of global
synthetic diamond production and this
rapid Market shift has further
undermined India's traditional Diamond
processing industry over the past decade
Hunan Province in central China has
become the Global Production hub for lab
grown diamonds an article from the Hunan
Business Daily in November mentioned
that since China successfully developed
synthetic diamonds in
1963 the super hard materials industry
has flourished and gradually taken a
leading position Hunan as the birthplace
of synthetic diamond industrialization
has become the research and development
center for super hard materials and a
talent Hub making it the largest and
most important Diamond producing region
in China and globally public data shows
that China produces around 95% of the
world's Diamond single crystals
maintaining its position as the global
leader with Hunan accounting for 80% of
China's synthetic diamond production
in the lab grown Diamond field China's
production capacity represents about 50%
of global capacity with 80% of that
coming from Hunan specifically cities
like jungo xuong and nanyang have seen
super hard materials evolve into local
industries of strength take Jung Joo as
an example it is the birthplace of
China's first synthetic diamond and
serves as the talent Hub technological
innovation Center and Industrial base
for the country's super hard materials
industry the city boasts a complete lab
grown Diamond industry chain with 122
e-commerce companies in the super hard
material sector and an industry scale
nearing 20 billion yuan in 2023 lab
grown Diamond production accounted for
over a third of China's total with
export values exceeding 2 billion yuan
ranking first in the country moreover
Jung Joo houses More than 70% of the
industry's mid to- high-end innov ation
Resources with seven National level
research and development platforms for
super hard materials the rapid rise of
the super hard materials industry owes
much to top level government initiatives
in recent years Hunan Province has
placed a strong emphasis on the
development of the new material sector
particularly super hard materials in
July 2022 The Province launched a plan
to accelerate the development of
material Industries including super hard
materials by 2025 the region aims to
create Six Trillion level pillar
Industries with Jung Joo xuong shanu
Laha nanyang and shinyang as key points
establishing the world's largest
research and production base for super
hard materials the rise of China's
synthetic diamonds has dealt an
unprecedented blow to India's Diamond
industry as a result surat's Diamond
industry is experiencing the worst
economic downturn in 50 years leading to
the loss of 200,000 jobs wages in the
diamond industry have been slashed by
50% according to Indian media the
diamond industry directly employs about
170,000 workers in suret and other parts
of Gujarat with 1.1 million people
relying on processing rough diamonds for
their livelihoods however the ongoing
crisis has led to the closure of 90% of
small diamond factories with over
200,000 workers losing their jobs
workers at factories still in operation
are facing wage cuts of 20% to 50%
according to the Gujarat Diamond Workers
Union the financial strain has triggered
a mental health crisis among workers
over the past year 45 Diamond workers in
suret have committed suicide the Union's
helpline has received over 3,000 calls
for assistance from workers the rise of
China's synthetic diamonds has had a
profound impact on India's traditional
Diamond processing industry shaking the
global market as China continues to
strengthen its position in the global
Diamond Market through technological
innovation and Industrial layout
countries like India which have
traditionally been major Diamond
producers will face increasingly Fierce
competition and an uncertain future in
the coming years the global Diamond
Market's competitive landscape May
undergo profound changes and India's
Diamond industry faces a more complex
and difficult road to recovery from its
golden era to its current slump the
decline of India's Diamond industry did
not happen overnight but the rise of
China's synthetic diamonds has
undoubtedly accelerated the process
China has not only altered the supply
and demand dynamics of the global
Diamond Market but also deeply affected
the fate of India's traditional Diamond
processing industry with India's
competitiveness in the market declining
the industry's recovery prospects in the
coming years will face significant
challenges
