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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
12 october 2026
Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Kimberley Process: Zim will Export Limited Diamonds
09 august 2010
Understanding has been somewhat restored amongst the Kimberley Process (KP) diamond certification scheme family members who were engaged in an internecine battle for some time on whether Zimbabwe should be allowed to export its diamonds from the controversial Marange resource.
Marketing in Competitive Market
02 august 2010
The resignation of Gareth Penny as CEO of De Beers has generated certain fears among the DTC clients regarding the possibility of re-targeting the marketing for rough diamonds from the program of Supplier of Choice towards auctions and online sales.
Prospects and Opportunities Offered by Customs Union for Precious Metals and Gems Industry
26 july 2010
In early July, Belarus ratified all the contracts and agreements concerning the Customs Union. De jure, the common customs area was created. However, de facto it will be possible to speak about a full-fledged union and common customs territory of the three participating countries – Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia - only after the common Customs Code and agreed rules of non-customs regulation will come into effect.
Silicon, a Competitor of Diamond
19 july 2010
Fast recovery of the diamond market is accompanied by rather optimistic forecasts whose authors believe that world consumption of diamond jewelry may increase by at least 30% in the next decade. As a rule, such estimates are based on the forecasts for GNP movement in the countries considered major consumers of diamond jewelry. The initial premise is simple – GNP growth is accompanied by an increase in incomes of the population bringing about higher consumption of luxury goods. In the first approximation such logic looks faultless, but some examples make us doubtful about prognostic values of this approach in the modern environment.
Uranium damper for Yakutia’s diamonds
12 july 2010
At the annual meeting of ALROSA held on June 26 one thought was voiced loud and clear – that mineral conditions in the diamond mines had been aggravated by the global economic crisis. For ALROSA the year 2009 was especially difficult. The current situation is so far not bad, but uncertainty with the future demand for diamonds rasps the company’s nerves.
Prospects of Special Economic Zone for Diamonds
05 july 2010
In the end of May 2010, Russia’s State Duma (Parliament) was submitted the bill “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Special Economic Zones in the Russian Federation.’” The document suggests removing the ban on processing diamonds on the territories of special economic zones. It is noteworthy that state control of imported and exported gems and polished diamonds is proposed to be carried out at a specialized customs terminal within a special economic zone.
Hong Kong’s Sunset = Shanghai’s Sunrise?
28 june 2010
When coming to Hong Kong from Mainland China you are dawned with instant understanding that Hong Kong or Xianggang as this special administrative area of the People’s Republic of China is called in Chinese is not exactly China. It makes you feel as if you happened to get from a wantonly burgeoning industrial power right into an accomplished civilized state. Everything is different there – the Chinese, their approach to business, their laws and currency, their financial, fiscal and legal systems and even the air.
Angola diamond industry on the mend
21 june 2010
Before the onset of the crisis, Angola had relayed a positive message to the globe saying that it wanted to be among the world’s three leading diamond producers by 2010. Disaster, however, struck during the later part of 2008, as the world’s biggest economy, the US announced that it was in a financial squeeze.
Uranium mirror for Namibian diamonds
16 june 2010
Uranium and diamonds are the two pillars of Namibia’s heavy industry. Extraction of both minerals yields almost equal added value – about $200 million a year. However, there are essential distinctions between the diamond and uranium industries.
Nonlinear Dependency: Football and Diamonds
11 june 2010
Today the Republic of South Africa will kick off the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The tournament may as well give a good football kick to the country's beneficiation program if based on a correctly outlined marketing policy and innovations. If football souvenirs and attributes are properly connected to diamond goods it is obvious that football fans and numerous tourists will sharply push up demand for diamond jewelry made in this country as well as its sales.
