Part of the De Beers Group, Element Six employs over 1,900 people and its primary manufacturing sites are located in the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, and the US.

Two years later, after intensive research into high-pressure and temperature techniques, a team led by Jan Custers and Henry Dyer produced successful results.

[3] In 1992, breakthroughs in chemical vapour deposition technology opened the opportunity to synthesize diamond films and a new raft of application areas became possible.

[4] A new diamond research laboratory was officially opened in Springs, Gauteng, by South African President Thabo Mbeki on 1 November 2001.

[9] In December 2012, Element Six announced that it has acquired US-based Megadiamond's cutting tool business from Schlumberger to become the largest supplier of abrasive supermaterials for the Automotive and Aerospace sectors.