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Lab Diamonds

11 stories about Lab Diamonds
מוסף שבועי 26.9.19 בני לנדא במפעל Lusix ב רחובות

Lusix’s $4M acquisition marks end of struggle for Benny Landa’s lab diamond venture

29.10.24|Golan Hazani
Following financial hardships and intense competition, Lusix’s sale brings closure to a saga of survival in the competitive lab diamond market. 
בני לנדא יזם איש עסקים ו פילנתרופ ישראלי בן ציון לנדא

Lusix faces collapse after EDP backs out of takeover offer over Israel war risk

08.10.24|Golan Hazani
The debt-ridden diamond company is looking for alternative bidders after the Japanese investor pulled out. 
מוסף שבועי 26.9.19 בני לנדא במפעל Lusix ב רחובות

Lusix sale hits a snag: Unfulfilled guarantees and rising bids

06.10.24|Golan Hazani
Investor Naoji Fujimori's bid falters as guarantees remain unpaid and rivals step up. 
בני לנדא גידול יהלומים מוסף כלכליסט

From $152M in investments to a $2.5M sale: Lusix’s lab-diamond dream comes to a bitter end

30.09.24|Golan Hazani
After losing $65 million in two years, Benny Landa’s lab-grown diamond company is set to be acquired by Japanese firm EDP. 
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Lusix faces September deadline to secure buyer amid $65 million losses

04.09.24|Golan Hazani
Trustee to explore full or partial sale of Lusix as financial woes deepen.
מוסף שבועי 26.9.19 בני לנדא במפעל Lusix ב רחובות

Lusix lost $65 million as lab-grown diamond prices plummeted

02.09.24|Golan Hazani
Court-appointed trustee considers selling assets or merging to rescue the struggling company. Lusix registered a $551,000 profit in 2021, but has lost $65 million since the beginning of 2022. These losses are primarily due to the aggressive entry of Indian competitors into the laboratory diamond market, which has driven down the price of lab-grown rough diamonds by 90%.
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The fall of Lusix: Inside the collapse of Israel's synthetic diamond pioneer

19.08.24|Golan Hazani
The company has submitted a request for a stay of proceedings to the court due to debts of about $28 million. According to the company, it needs six weeks to complete a merger with another company, after which shareholders will inject $22 million. Lusix has raised over $150 million to date.
בני לנדא גידול יהלומים מוסף כלכליסט

Benny Landa’s lab diamond startup Lusix sees valuation crash, raises urgent funding

17.01.24|Almog Azar
The Israeli company has been significantly hit by high interest rates and increased industry competition, resulting in an emergency funding round at a valuation of just $50 million
מוסף שבועי 26.9.19 בני לנדא במפעל Lusix ב רחובות

Lusix raises $90 million for lab-grown diamonds, including from LVMH Luxury Ventures

10.06.22|CTech
The company, founded by legendary entrepreneur Benny Landa, plans to use the investment to expand its production capacity in Israel with a second 100% solar-powered facility
ועידת התחזיות 31.12.19 בני לנדא יזם ואיש עסקים,

The Next Diamond Manufacturing Facility Will Be in Israel, Pending Regulation, Says Benny Landa

31.12.19|Avior Abou
The serial entrepreneur spoke at Calcalist’s Forecasts 2020 conference held Tuesday in Tel Aviv
בני לנדא גידול יהלומים מוסף כלכליסט

Benny Landa's Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

04.10.19|Diana Bahur-Nir
The printing multi-millionaire’s newest venture has him cooking diamonds in a central Israel lab, in a process he describes as “alchemy”