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Started primarily as a trading company in 1991, Beladamas soon became one of the most prominent players in the Antwerp polished diamond market.. With the expanding business and increasing number of clients, it was essential to have a constant and consistent supply of goods.Therefore, in January 1996, Beladamas established its own polishing factory with 45 workers to manufacture polished diamonds below 0.70 pts in a wide range of qualities. In January 1997, a second factory with 27 workers was set up where goods between 0.70 pts and 4 carats are being polished. Today, the total number of polishers has exceeded one hundred. On the marketing side, the company, which was mainly catering to the Far-Eastern markets through its offices in Hongkong and Bangkok, extended its horizon to the Middle-East and the U.S.A. by opening a branch office in Dubai in 1996 and one in the U.S.A. in 1997. In June 1998, a branch was established in Tokyo. |