Date:15/11/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/11/15/stories/2006111501771801.htm

Business - Briefly

DTC to launch new collection of solitaires

NEW DELHI: Diamond Trading Corporation (DTC), the marketing arm of De Beers, is investing Rs. 65 crore to promote and expand its product portfolio in India, including for the launch of its new collection of solitaires — Forever Mark. ``We are investing about Rs. 15 crore in the new collection. The diamonds would have a 115-year-old hallmark and a special number that would be visible after some tests,'' DTC Managing Director-India, Cherie Tandon Saldanha, told PTI.