I would like to find several addresses of MALAYSIAN suppliers -- only
Malaysian -- of polished turquoise semi-precious stones.

Polished turqoise is featured on the web site of this gem/jewelery
dealer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
JOAILLIERS (KL) SDN BHD 
Lot 115, Mezzanine Floor, Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur, 
Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 Kuala Lumpur 
Tel:03-2423978 Fax:03-2423978 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.asiapacific.com.my/joailliers/star.html">http://www.asiapacific.com.my/joailliers/star.html</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.asiapacific.com.my/joailliers/star.html">http://www.asiapacific.com.my/joailliers/star.html</a>&lt;/a&gt; 
 
Also consider: 
 
BP GOLDSMITH M SDN BHD 
Ipoh-Main Office: 
No. 66, Jalan Sultan Yussuf, 
30000 Ipoh, Perak, W. Malaysia. 
Tel: 605-2543168 Fax: 605-2538081 
[ Web site shows mainly gold jewelry, but also mentions a &amp;quot;stylish
selection of jewels.&amp;quot; Visit:
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.bpgold.com.my/index.html">http://www.bpgold.com.my/index.html</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.bpgold.com.my/index.html">http://www.bpgold.com.my/index.html</a>&lt;/a&gt; 
 
 
Teknobutra SDN BHD 
33 Jalan Jelapang Maju Dua 
Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan Ipoh 
Jelapang 
Ipoh 30020 
Perak Malaysia 
[Listed as an exporter of gem stones on : 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED">http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED">http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
K. L. CENTRAL SERVICES SDN BHD   
25, MEZZANINE FLOOR, JALAN TUN, 
SAMBANTHAN 4, BRICK FIELDS 50470, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 
Phone : 60-3-22741265 
Fax :60-3-22723453 
[Lists as a supplier of gems and jewelry on : 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.trade-india.com/dyn/gdh/ip/Home_Supplies/Gems_and_Jewelry/?set=1&amp;amp;page_no=3">http://www.trade-india.com/dyn/gdh/ip/Home_Supplies/Gems_and_Jewelry/?set=1&amp;amp;page_no=3</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.trade-india.com/dyn/gdh/ip/Home_Supplies/Gems_and_Jewelry/?set=1&amp;amp;page_no=3">http://www.trade-india.com/dyn/gdh/ip/Home_Supplies/Gems_and_Jewelry/?set=1&amp;amp;page_no=3</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
 
Google search terms: &amp;quot;kuala lumpur&amp;quot; gems jewelry  
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?q=%22kuala+lumpur%22+gems+jewelry&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;client=googlet">://www.google.com/search?q=%22kuala+lumpur%22+gems+jewelry&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;client=googlet</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?q=%22kuala+lumpur%22+gems+jewelry&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;client=googlet">://www.google.com/search?q=%22kuala+lumpur%22+gems+jewelry&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;client=googlet</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
 
Good luck.  

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Request for Answer Clarification by icaru-ga on 17 May 2002 05:07 PDT

Not one of these sites is a SUPPLIER of polished turquoise stones. 
these are all retail jewelry stores selling semi-precious stones, not
wholesalers and none have polished turquoise stones.  Try again!  

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 17 May 2002 10:25 PDT

For more suppliers, you might consider contacting the organizers of 
Malaysia's biggest jewelry fair: the Malaysia International Jewelex 
2002, which will be held at Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 
Malaysia on October 14- 16, 2002. For more information visit: 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.hka.com.hk/new-8-MIJ.htm">http://www.hka.com.hk/new-8-MIJ.htm</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.hka.com.hk/new-8-MIJ.htm">http://www.hka.com.hk/new-8-MIJ.htm</a>&lt;/a&gt; 
Please note that Teknobutra SDN BHD above is identified as an 
&amp;quot;exporter of gem stones,&amp;quot; not a retail jeweler. 
Additionally, K. L. CENTRAL SERVICES SDN BHD is identified on the web 
site above as a &amp;quot;supplier&amp;quot; of gems and jewelry. And, while the first 
two listed are indeed retailer jewelers, please consider that a 
jeweler that uses and sells polished turquoise stones may indeed be 
able to supply them to you directly or refer you to their 
sources/suppliers.  

All of the links and listing supplied by researcher are for either
finished gold jewelry or precious cut gemstones such as diamonds,
sapphires, rubies, emeralds, opals, pearls, etc.  Not one single
wholesaler of semi-precious stones. Polished turquoise is sold by
wholesalers usually selling semi-precious beads.  Rarely do these
dealers also sell gemstones, never do they sell gold or finished
jewelry.

Only a person in the business can answer this question and supply
addresses of exporters of currently popular polished turquoise
semi-precious stones, otherwise called 'nuggets'.

Question: I would like to find several addresses of MALAYSIAN
suppliers -- only Malaysian -- of polished turquoise semi-precious
stones.
 
Answer: In response to one of the comments to this question, you
indicated that jewelry stores were higher up the supply chain than you
were interested in.   If I took “supplier” to mean the ultimate
source, I would provide you contact information from Malaysian mining
companies which mine and sell turquoise and other semi-precious gems.
However, since you specifically asked about “polished turquoise
semi-precious stones,” that means at least one step up from the mining
companies, because mining companies sell raw minerals, not polished
stones. But, just in case you are interested, I will provide a link
here to the Malaysian Chamber of Mines, which has statistics posted on
mineral production, import/export figures, and related links. The rest
of my information will center on suppliers and distributors.
 
Malaysian Chamber of Mines: 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.mcom.com.my/">http://www.mcom.com.my/</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.mcom.com.my/">http://www.mcom.com.my/</a>&lt;/a&gt;  
 
I pasted the Malaysian Chamber of Mines contact info below: MALAYSIAN
CHAMBER OF MINES 8thFloor, West BlockWisma Selangor DredgingJalan
Ampang50450 Kuala LumpurMalaysia
Tel: 603-21616171Fax: 603-21616179Email: mcom@po.jaring.my 
Website: &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.mcom.com.my">http://www.mcom.com.my</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.mcom.com.my">http://www.mcom.com.my</a>&lt;/a&gt;  
Box 1256050782 Kuala LumpurMalaysia 
 
Mailing address:P.O. Box 1256050782  
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
 
Probably some larger jewelry retails buy direct from the mining
companies, although I’m sure there are many wholesalers acting as
middlemen between the mining companies and the retail jewelers.
 
The following company is definitely a Malatysian supplier of polished
turquoise:
 
Teknobutra SDN BHD:   
 
33 Jalan Jelapang Maju Dua Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan Ipoh Jelapang
Ipoh 30020Perak Malaysia
Contact Person: Rita Pauline  
   
Here is a link to MalaysiaTradePost.com, where the above information
came from:
 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED">http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED">http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/memberdetails.asp?objid=56224&amp;amp;objtype=ED</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
The following contact information is to the homepage of Gemstone
Industries, a Singapore-based company:
 
Title Mr Joshua Low  
Purpose Enquiry and Course  
Email yn_liu@hotmail.com  
      
Tel 8421186  
Fax 8429492  
Address 845 GEYLANG ROAD 
#04-04 TANJONG KATONG COMPLEX 
SINGAPORE   
 
Here is the link to the Gemstone Industries homepage: 
 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://wetrio.com/GemInd/index.html">http://wetrio.com/GemInd/index.html</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://wetrio.com/GemInd/index.html">http://wetrio.com/GemInd/index.html</a>&lt;/a&gt; 
 
Also, the following page, also from MalaysiaTradePost.com, has several
links to gemstone suppliers, although these are in India, but I
thought I would include them just in case they might be of help, maybe
by contacting them for additional information on Malayasian companies
they do business with or can refer you to:
 
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/searchresults.asp?Srchstr=turquoise&amp;amp;domain=ALL&amp;amp;phrase=ANY">http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/searchresults.asp?Srchstr=turquoise&amp;amp;domain=ALL&amp;amp;phrase=ANY</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/searchresults.asp?Srchstr=turquoise&amp;amp;domain=ALL&amp;amp;phrase=ANY">http://www.malaysiatradepost.com/search/searchresults.asp?Srchstr=turquoise&amp;amp;domain=ALL&amp;amp;phrase=ANY</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
Google search strategy:  Keywords &amp;quot;Malaysia turquoise suppliers&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers&amp;amp;btnG=Google+Search</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
&amp;quot;Malaysia turquoise wholesalers&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+wholesalers</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
&amp;quot;Malaysia turquoise exporters&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+exporters">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+exporters</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+exporters">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+turquoise+exporters</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
&amp;quot;Malaysia gemstone wholsesalers&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+wholesalers&amp;amp;spell=1">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+wholesalers&amp;amp;spell=1</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+wholesalers&amp;amp;spell=1">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+wholesalers&amp;amp;spell=1</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
&amp;quot;Malaysia gemstone suppliers&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+suppliers">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+suppliers</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+suppliers">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+suppliers</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
&amp;quot;Malaysia gemstone exporters&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+exporters">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+exporters</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+exporters">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysia+gemstone+exporters</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
&amp;quot;Malaysian turquoise distibutors&amp;quot;
&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysian+turquoise+distributors">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysian+turquoise+distributors</a>&quot;&gt;<a href="://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysian+turquoise+distributors">://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;q=malaysian+turquoise+distributors</a>&lt;/a&gt;
 
 
Good luck in continuing with your inquiries. Please do not to hesitate
to ask for further clarification. Thanks for using Google Answers!  

All of the answers come from people not in the business and refer
either to retail jewelers or wholesale suppliers of gemstones.
Gemstone suppliers sell small, cut stones for jewelry settings. This
is not at all the same thing as wholesalers of semi-precious stones. 
Some of the answers refer to non-public trade sites where only Asian
businesses can enter.

All of the answers come from people not in the business and refer
either to retail jewelers or wholesale suppliers of gemstones.
Gemstone suppliers sell small, cut stones for jewelry settings. This
is not at all the same thing as wholesalers of semi-precious stones. 
Some of the answers refer to non-public trade sites where only Asian
businesses can enter.

A list of Malaysian jewelry and gemstone suppliers/wholesalers can be
found at
Jewellery Net Asia - http://www.jewellerynetasia.com
"Asia's Leading Online Network for the Jewellery and Gem Trade
Community"
in their Trade Directory for Malaysia
http://app.jewellerynetasia.com/jna/directory/companies.jsp?compname=&country=128&maincat=J&maincat=G&maincat=D

You will have to go down the list and click on each company's name to
find out what they wholesale (look for the term "Gemstone - Polished
trader")
You will probably have to contact the company directly for a list of
specific products they supply,
(Although the information may be available to you if become a Member
(MEMBERSHIP IS FREE), there were many pages I could not get in to
because I am not a member)
Some of the companies that have "Gemstone - Polished trader" listed
under their "business nature" heading are:

Gem Mines Sdn Bhd
LGF 029, BB Plaza, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact person: Mr Mohamed Shajahan, Managing Director 
Telephone: 60 - 60 3 2430481 
Facsimile: 60 - 60 3 2430482 

Halinoor Gems Sdn Bhd
LG 120 Sungei Wang Plaza, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact person: Mr Basheer Ahamed, Manager 
Telephone: 60 - 60 3 2482836 
Facsimile: 60 - 60 3 2488506 

Jay Gems (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
P O Box 11581, 50750 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Telephone: 60 - 60 3 4945600 
Facsimile: 60 - 60 3 4953732 

Jebel Gems (Sri Lanka) Sdn Bhd
No.32 Jalan 17/3, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Contact person: Ms Soon Shaw Huey 
Telephone: 60 - 60 3 7541084 
Facsimile: 60 - 60 3 7544228

Hope this helps.
~Wendy

As a maker of jewelry, I will tell you that gemstones and turquoise
are not one and the same.  Gemstones are diamonds, sapphires, rubies
and mined, cut stones generally.  Turquoise is considered a
semi-precious stone, not a gemstone, and wholesalers who supply this
kind of stone bead are wholesalers who usually, not always, do not
also sell high-end 'gemstones' or cut gems.  These are two distinct
and  separate types of suppliers.

I am asking for the specific address of wholesalers who supply
polished turquoise nuggets and stone beads, not gemstone suppliers.  A
jewelry fair will usually not offer this type of semi-precious stone
bead.

This is a question that only someone in the trade who imports this
currently very popular type of stone nugget / bead can answer
correctly by giving the name(s) of his/her suppliers.

At this point, the only advice I can give you is to call or write to
some of the sources listed above. You might be surprised that some of
them do sell wholesale  turquoise. At the very least, one or more of
them may be able to put you in touch with the sort of supplier you
seek.
And please don't be discouraged by the fact that some of the firms
listed above deal in "gems." Turquoise is semi-precious, but it is
commonly referred to as a "gem" or "gemstone."
Google searches reveal thousands of web sites that characterize
turquoise as a gem or gemstone.
Try:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=googlet&q=turquoise+gem&btnG=Google+Search
or
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=googlet&q=turquoise+gemstone&btnG=Google+Search

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ONLY SUPPLIER LISTED ON THE MALAYSIATRADEPOST
SITE ALREADY REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST PERSON'S ANSWER DOES NOT SELL
POLISHED TURQUOISE SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE NUGGETS -- I ALREADY CONTACTED
THEM. THESE SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES ARE NUGGETS OF 20-25 CM VERY POPULAR
NOW TO MAKE LARGE CHOKER NECKLACES - THESE ARE NOT 'GEMSTONES'. THEY
ARE NOT FACETED, CUT STONES TO SET IN JEWELRY.  ALL THE LISTINGS SO
FAR ARE RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS OF SMALL, CUT GEMSTONES.

JEWELLERYNETASIA ANSWERED ME THAT THEY ARE ONLY FOR ASIAN BUSINESSES
AND DO NOT DEAL WITH SMALL RETAIL BUSINESSES IN THE US.  THEY DID NOT
ACCEPT MY APPLICATION.

The Great Indian Bazaar
< http://www.infobanc.com/indexp.htm >
might have information of help to you.  They focus on products
originating from Indian sub-continent (i.e. South Asian countries -
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives etc.)

From their About Us page:
"Our aim is to promote export of Indian products. Our services are
free of cost and obligation. We do not accept any kind of
commission from seller or buyer.

"We intend to showcase products that are very Indian in nature and
disseminate information that is helpful for all those who have an
active interest in Indian business and industry.

"We invite manufacturers /exporters, specially from Indian sub-
continent to join the Bazaar, reach international buyers and make
the Bazaar a phenomenal success.

They have a Directory of Manufacturers/Exporters.  Under the
category of "Costume Jewellery" is a number of stone-related
resources.
< http://www.infobanc.com/indexp_c3.htm >
Each listing includes contact info and a brief profile of the source.

I hope this is helpful.  Good luck in your search.

rmhultd-ga