What is De Beers?
The De Beers Diamond Consortium is an international corporation that specializes in diamond mining, diamond exploitation, diamond retail, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors.
De Beers South Africa Contact Details
Address:SALU Building,
316 Thabo Sehume Street,
PRETORIA
Tell: +27 12 406 4818
Fax: +27 86 500 3351
Website:http://www.justice.gov.za/inforeg
Is De Beers a South African company?
De Beers S.A., South African company that is the world’s largest producer and distributor of diamonds. Through its many subsidiaries and brands, De Beers participates in most facets of the diamond industry, including mining, trading, and retail.
Is De Beers a cartel?
DeBeers, founded by Cecil Rhodes in 1870, has been a highly successful and effective controller of the diamond mar- ket, having developed a unique purchasing and marketing cartel that has influenced prices in the market virtually undisturbed for almost a century.