| 21. | Industrial diamonds, mostly synthetic, are used for precision cutting and drilling, such as in oil wells.
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| 22. | The case was filed in Columbus because GE's industrial diamond business was based in suburban Worthington.
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| 23. | In 1963, MIBA produced 80 percent of the world's industrial diamonds and 57 percent of all diamonds.
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| 24. | The case was filed in Columbus because GE's industrial diamond business was headquartered in suburban Worthington, Ohio.
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| 25. | GE contends that its Superabrasive division raised prices of industrial diamonds independent of pricing decisions by De Beers.
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| 26. | At the time Liotier was chief executive of the Belgium-based Diamant Boart SA, a buyer of industrial diamonds.
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| 27. | The indictment accused De Beers of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by fixing the price of industrial diamonds.
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| 28. | During the meal, Liotier provided Frenz with a list of upcoming De Beers price increases for industrial diamonds.
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| 29. | Industrial diamonds are used to make cutting and polishing tools for a variety of manufacturing and construction equipment.
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| 30. | In that year, the company produced just 1.4 million karats of diamonds, almost all of them industrial diamonds.
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