industry founded 2010 founders ben burne and andrew brown headquarters new york city united states key people ben burne and andrew brown services diamond recycling website wpdiamonds.com wp diamonds a division of white pine trading llc is an american based company that specializes in the recycling of diamonds . the company is headquartered in new york and has offices across europe . first established in 2010 the company traded 75 million in 2014 since its foundation . the company provides services that allow the public to recycle diamonds that are no longer wanted or needed . contents 1 history 2 recycling of diamonds 3 external links 4 references history edit ben burne and andrew brown launched wp diamonds in february 2010 . the parent company white pine trading llc was created with the aim to increase the use of recycled diamonds in new manufacturing . 1 the online purchasing system allows customers from the united states to submit information about their diamond watch or jewelry to receive an initial valuation from the company . 2 customers then send their items in for a final valuation and a price offer . 3 a month after the creation of wp diamonds online purchasing system they expanded to the united kingdom opening their first offices in birmingham . at this time wp diamonds also operated from offices in barcelona spain . it was stated during an interview with professional jeweller that the company would be selling the recycled diamonds to jewelry retailers jewelry manufacturers diamond manufacturers and diamond dealers . 4 5 by the end of 2012 rough & polished stated that wp diamonds parent company had become one of the largest dedicated diamond recycling companies . 6 in february 2013 the parent company featured in le bijoutier international magazine 7 and around the same time they also featured in contraste . 8 wp diamonds expanded their operations into canada during 2013 where they began purchasing gia certified and international laboratory certified diamonds from canadian citizens . this was following expansions into spain and also the united kingdom . 9 the company then went on to feature in jewellery focus magazine . in late 2014 wp diamonds announced they would also be offering a purchasing solution for used watches and designer jewelry . 10 they again featured in reuters following a strong year for the recycled diamond market as a whole . 11 in addition wp diamonds claims on their website to have traded approximately 75 million of recycled diamonds and diamond jewelry in 2014 . 12 recycling of diamonds edit wp diamonds traditionally recycles diamonds and trades them back into the us jewellery market . they are typically purchased by jewelry manufacturers diamond manufacturers and dealers . larger diamonds are handled by a number of certified bodies but are also resold to a similar end user . the recycled diamond market is much larger than many anticipated . companies such as sotheby s and christie s reported huge quantities of very recycled diamonds passing through their auction houses many of which ended up with processors such as wp diamonds . 13 tacy a leading researcher in the diamond market valued the entire industry at 1.2 billion in 2012 . while there is a market for recycled diamonds from companies and industry wp diamonds focuses the majority of its operations on buying from the public often with old or unwanted diamond rings . 14 diamonds that are recycled using this method traditionally go through a number of steps . diamond buying companies often use a 4 step process buying diamonds from a member of the public . initially a valuation of the diamond will take place over the telephone or via email . people can expect to receive 20 % 65 % of what they paid originally depending upon where and when they acquired the piece . during this step the weight carat condition shape clarity color fluorescence and cut grade will be evaluated . also included in this step is the price for the additional materials with the diamond such as gold or platinum if it is a ring . 14 once the initial evaluation is completed the buyer will need to see the ring . there are a number of ways this can take place but some buyers do provide specialist delivery services so the item can be safely sent via fedex or ups or through the postal system . once the ring has been received a detailed inspection will take place in order to ensure the diamond is the quality detailed and expected . a final offer will be made and then payment would be discussed . a consumer should expect to receive funds within 24 hours . 14 it was stated in a report published by wp diamonds that the recycling market was vastly focused into a number of areas . one statistic suggested that 30 % of those disposing of their diamonds via wp diamonds were in fact doing so to later upgrade to a more expensive diamond item . 15 external links edit official website references edit wp diamonds corporate information . wp diamonds . miller jeff march 21 2012 . white pine trading reaches out to consumers for diamonds . diamonds.net . doherty kate april 27 2012 . white pine launches consumer diamond selling website . retail jeweller . bishop kathryn april 24 2012 . wp diamonds launches uk recycled diamond site . professional jeweller . wp diamonds trading launches new online consumer diamond purchasing . jewellery focus . april 2012 . alexandrova tatiana september 21 2012 . wp diamonds promotes new sales model . rough & polished . verdez vos diamants recycles au prix du leader du marche in french . le bijoutier international . february 2013 . reciclar diamantes en espa a . contraste . february 4 2013 . wp diamonds expands purchasing operations into canada ; company to begin purchasing gia certified diamonds worldwide . british jewellery association . april 25 2013 . wp diamonds leading international diamond buyer launches new watch & designer jewelry buying services . reuters . december 18 2014 . gold has lost its luster but diamonds continue to shine expert says . reuters . march 11 2014 . wp diamonds leading international diamond buyer launches new watch & designer jewelry buying services . pr newswire . demarco anthony . christie s sotheby s post record jewelry sales in 2014 . forbes . a b c about the diamond recycling process . wp diamonds . bishop kathryn october 2 2012 . wp diamonds 30 % of customers sell to upgrade . professional jeweller . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wp diamonds & oldid 721093796 categories companies established in 2010companies based in new york citydiamond dealershidden categories cs1 french language sources fr navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links 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