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

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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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Norilsk Nickel invests in production and environmental programs in Norilsk

09 march 2023
The lion's share of all investments in the modernization of production and environmental programs in Norilsk in 2022 fell on the investments of Norilsk Nickel.
This was announced by the Mayor of Norilsk Dmitry Karasev, summing up the results of his work and the activities of the administration headed by him in 2022.
According to the results of the first nine months of last year, the volume of investments in the territory amounted to 137 billion rubles, which is 36% higher than the same indicator for the whole of 2021 – 100.7 billion rubles.
Norilsk Nickel retains all social obligations to Norilsk. The main employer fully sponsors the work on the renewal of the Polar State University, sgnorilsk.ru writes.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished