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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
Arctic settlements are threatened by soil erosion due to thawing of permafrost
According to scientists, an increase in the temperature of the upper horizons of the cryolithozone, which occupies 65% of the territory of Russia, will cause a loss of stability of the foundations of buildings and engineering structures. The potential damage to buildings and structures from permafrost melting in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is estimated at 5-7 trillion rubles until 2050, including 700 billion rubles to the housing stock.
Due to the warming of the climate, hydrological conditions are changing - the amount of precipitation, evaporation, the nature of the movement of water on the surface of the earth and under it. "In addition, which is especially important for Yakutia and the northern regions in general, there is a degradation of permafrost, which underlies more than 25% of the Northern Hemisphere and 65% of the territory of Russia," Tananaev said.
On the other hand, active physical degradation of permafrost is observed in the Arctic - the development of thermokarst and large landslides. In the northern regions, this may be due to a hotter summer or an increase in precipitation in areas where summer temperatures have not experienced a significant increase.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished