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Bullion World | Volume 2 | Issue 08 | August 2022

interesting industry here. And the industry is changing. good hardness and toughness in 22K casting and
You have heard about Uptown Tower. Dubai has handmade products.
changed too in the last 20 years. Twenty years ago, http://goldconference.in/presentation/Day1/Ankur_
gold in Dubai meant coins and bars and was controlled Goyal.pdf
by a few families. Today we have over 3000 companies
operating in gold, diamond, and precious metals in Mr G K Venkatagopal,
DMCC. The UAE-India agreement is just the beginning. Emerald Jewel Industry
I expect more to come. We had a Hindu temple in India Limited, presented on
Dubai before the country was formed. Five decades ‘Jewellery Manufacture using
before, the Indian rupee was an accepted currency in Electroforming Technology
Dubai. We understand the rupee and hence launched (EFM)’. He demonstrated that
the derivatives contract in rupees. We knew it would complex 3D articles and, hard
take longer to launch the rupee contract in India. I and durable jewelry products with
would like to discuss forward product possibilities. high shine and good strength can be made using EFM.
With Uptown Tower, we have built a new foundation. http://goldconference.in/presentation/Day1/
We want to climb a new mountain. We are facing the Venkatagopal.pdf
beautiful challenge of filling up 90% of office spaces
in a very short time. GIA is a recent addition. Gold is Mr Shubham, Eventell Global
what DMCC started with. Gold is what attracted some Advisory Pvt Ltd, share details
of the designers to work on the project. We are here on Swarna Adarsh Abhiyaan and
to engage. We are looking for a representative office urged jewelers to join the movement
in India. We have not decided where yet, maybe in by signing an expression of interest.
southern India or in Mumbai. If there is something you
feel we are missing at DMCC, please let us know.

Special program on jewellery technology curated Special session on Refining Technology
by MMTC PAMP India Pvt Ltd
Mr Peter Bouwer, GM Refinery
Mr Arun Brakash, Senior & Fabrication, Rand Refinery,
Manager- Upstream, Titan delivered an excellent presentation
Company Limited-Jewellery on “Controlling losses in refining
Division, operations”. The presentation
presented on “Scientific was a brief experiential sharing of
approach for investment how Rand Refinery went about the
casting”. The presentation was subject and recovered millions of
full of implementable suggestions dollars of precious metals using a simple motto, “Every
backed by years of R&D. milligram matters, every second counts”.
http://goldconference.in/presentation/Day1/Arun_ http://goldconference.in/presentation/Day1/Peter_
Brakash.pdf Bouwer.pdf

Mr Ankur Goyal, President-Works, MMTC PAMP Mr Debasish Bhattacharjee, Dy.
India Pvt Ltd, shared his President Works, MMTC PAMP
perspective on “Master India Pvt Ltd, elaborated on
Alloys”. He demonstrated “Hazards associated with gold
that master alloys made from refining”. Fumes, slugs, sludges,
99999 silver and alloy free and effluents generated during
from lead, cadmium and other refining process can pose damage
noxious elements can result in to humans and the environment.
higher productivity, good luster, He advocated regular safety
homogeneity, less tarnish, minimum gold loss, and audits, proactive monitoring of specified parameters,

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