There are millions of companies in bead manufacturing worldwide. There are ranges of gemstone beads imported and exported from various regions, countries, and continents, yet Intrinsic trading doesn't allow any of the regional issues mining ⛏️ issues to impact what they put on the table for all of us designers!
They have built infrastructure that means they can cleanup polishing and poor mining issues in house in Texas. That means they can standby their quality always, because they don't leave their quality in the hands of other people across the planet!
This fact alone means the STANDARD IS THE STANDARD at Intrinsic Trading. And the expectation is always AAA quality beads across the full spectrum of gemstones.