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WP Diamonds, a division of White Pine Trading LLC, is an American-based company that specializes in the recycling of diamonds. The company is headquartered in New York and has offices across Europe. First established in 2010, the company traded $75 million in 2014 since its foundation. The company provides services that allow the public to recycle diamonds that are no longer wanted or needed. ==History== Ben Burne and Andrew Brown launched WP Diamonds in February 2010. The parent company, White Pine Trading LLC, was created with the aim to increase the use of recycled diamonds in new manufacturing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whitepinediamonds.com/corporate-information/ )〕 The online purchasing system allows customers from the United States to submit information about their diamond, watch or jewelry to receive an initial valuation from the company. Customers then send their items in for a final valuation and a price offer. A month after the creation of WP Diamonds online purchasing system, they expanded to the United Kingdom opening their first offices in Birmingham. At this time WP Diamonds also operated from offices in Barcelona, Spain. It was stated during an interview with Professional Jeweller, that the company would be selling the Recycled Diamonds to jewelry retailers, jewelry manufacturers, diamond manufacturers and diamond dealers. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jewelleryfocus.co.uk/news/retailers/320-white-pine-trading-launches-new-online-consumer-diamond-purchasing-operation.html )〕 By the end of 2012, Rough & Polished stated that WP Diamonds parent company had become one of the largest dedicated diamond recycling companies. In February 2013, the parent company featured in Le Bijoutier International magazine and around the same time they also featured in Contraste. WP Diamonds expanded their operations into Canada during 2013, where they began purchasing GIA certified and international laboratory certified diamonds from Canadian citizens. This was following expansions into Spain and also the United Kingdom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bja.org.uk/en/press-point-area/press-releases.cfm/wp-diamonds-expands-purchasing-operations-into-canada-company-to-begin-purchasing-gia-certified-diamonds-worldwide )〕 The company then went onto feature in Jewellery Focus Magazine. In late 2014, WP Diamonds announced they would also be offering a purchasing solution for used watches and designer jewelry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/18/wp-diamonds-watches-idUSnPn45BJ4W+8d+PRN20141218 )〕 They again featured in Reuters following a strong year for the Recycled Diamond market as a whole.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/11/idUSnMKWmnXqTa+1ca+MKW20140311 )〕 In addition, WP Diamonds claims on their website to have traded approximately $75 million of recycled diamonds and diamond jewelry in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wp-diamonds-leading-international-diamond-buyer-launches-new-watch--designer-jewelry-buying-services-300012168.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WP Diamonds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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