Bakul Limbasiya received APO National Award for pioneering contributions to lab-grown diamond sector

Key facts

• Bakul Limbasiya, founder of Bhathwari Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (BTPL), was conferred the APO National Award administered by the National Productivity Council (NPC) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India.
• He is credited with producing India’s first-ever lab-grown diamond in 2004 and has been associated with the industry since 1998.
• BTPL, based in Surat, is one of the world’s leading producers of lab-grown CVD diamond reactors and advanced technologies for lab-grown diamonds.