Malakan Acquires Bellataire™ Diamond Brand
By Brecken Branstrator
Malakan Acquires Bellataire™ | Malakan Diamond is now the distributor of natural diamond brand Bellataire™.
Fresno, Calif. – Malakan Diamond is now the owner of the Bellataire diamond brand.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Bellataire was previously owned by Lazar Kaplan International Inc.
According to a spokesperson for Malakan, the company will keep Bellataire’s Belgium office and Ohio plant. Malakan will absorb all Bellataire employees.
Bellataire stones are natural diamonds that undergo a proprietary high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) process to improve their color.
The High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) process creates synthetic diamonds and enhances the quality of natural diamonds.
The HPHT process subjects carbon to around 5 GPa pressure and 1,500°C temperature, mimicking natural diamond-forming conditions.
This method can produce gem-quality synthetic diamonds and improve the color of natural diamonds, transforming brown or yellow diamonds into colorless or near-colorless stones.
The process places the carbon source and metal catalyst in a pressure vessel, then heats and pressurizes it.
Over time, the carbon atoms arrange themselves into a diamond crystal structure. The HPHT process is crucial for both diamond creation and enhancement.
Every diamond larger than 3/4 carat is accompanies by a full GIA grading report. The company laser-inscribes them for authenticity and identification.
Malakan will now be able to offer its retailers round Bellataire diamonds as well as shapes likes ovals, hearts, and emerald cuts, in both colorless and fancy colors.
Family-owned and operated since 1938, Malakan is a diamond house with full manufacturing capabilities. They also offer a line of finished jewelry and CAD-CAD design capabilities.
Editor’s note: We updated the Malakan Acquires Bellataire™ article on July 15. It reflects the information sent post-publication, such as terms of the deal and the future of Bellataire’s team.
