FACETS Sri Lanka to take place for 23rd year

FACETS Sri Lanka 2013, the international gem and jewellery show that showcases hundreds of local and foreign exhibitors, will be held from August 29 to September 1 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre. This year’s exhibition will comprise over 150 booths with a variety of gems and jewellery that include precious and semiprecious gems.

Organised by the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA), FACETS Sri Lanka enables all gem and jewellery traders to display market collections and also help create awareness about the importance of the gem and jewellery industry in Sri Lanka. Additionally, the event will consist of a seminar on ‘Gem and Jewellery in Sri Lanka’ conducted by an expert panel of local and international panellists.

FACETS Sri Lanka 2013 encompasses individual exhibitor pavil- ions from Myanmar, the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) and an SME pavilion from the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB). In addition, buyer delegations from the USA, China, Russia and India will also be arriving. Stall holders from Singapore, Dubai, Myanmar and India will be participating at the event.

Speaking about the event, FACETS Sri Lanka 2013Chairman Juzar Adamaly stated, “Over the past 22 years, this exhibition has steadily grown to become a worldrenowned show with active participation by gem and jewellery importers, wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and collectors worldwide.”

He added that buyers looked forward to purchasing some of the world’s finest gems and jewellery directly from the source at this event. “This year we are expecting a record number of exhibitors and visitors as well,” Adamaly added. “With the industry looking at reaching US $ 1 billion by the year 2015, this exhibition will continue to boost local sales and improve the brand of Sri Lankan gem and jewellery globally,” he further stated.

Established in 1984 as the Sri Lanka Gem Traders Association, and changed its name to Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association in 2002, the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) is the apex private sector organisation representing the interests of all industry sub-sectors from mining to manufacturing, wholesale and retail. The SLGJA was amalgamated with three of the industry’s top trade associations: Sri Lanka Jewellery Manufacturing Exporters Association, Sri Lanka Lapidarists and Exporters Association and Sri Lanka Jewellers and Gem Merchants Federation.