Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

16 september 2024

Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns

David Block is CEO of Israel’s Sarine Technologies and has served in the position since 2012. In this exclusive interview for Rough and Polished, Block gives his opinion on the leading issues affecting today’s diamond trade.

11 september 2024

Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...

19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

Scientists urged to come to terms with climate change

23 august 2022
More than a thousand scientists and specialists from all over the world signed the "World Climate Declaration", declaring the senselessness of combating climate change, yamal-media.ru reported.
Experts believe that the current climate situation does not represent any emergency, and the impact of human activity on global warming is exaggerated.
On Earth, experts say, everything goes on as usual. Now is the period of warming, but in the history of the planet it has always been cyclically replaced by a phase of cooling. Therefore, there is no reason to panic.
Meanwhile, Finnish and Norwegian experts have found out that warming in the Arctic is four times faster than on the rest of the planet. Scientists have found that, since 1979, the temperature in the Arctic has increased by 0.75 degrees every 10 years, which is higher than previously thought.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished