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

The development of the Arctic fleet to be discussed at the NEVA 2023 exhibition in St. Petersburg

03 july 2023

The 17th International Exhibition on civil shipbuilding, shipping, port activities and ocean and shelf development "NEVA 2023" will be held on September 18-21, 2023 in St. Petersburg.

The exhibition is a recognized B2B platform for the development of cooperation on topical issues of civil shipbuilding, production of technical means and equipment for the development of the ocean and its shelf, including the Arctic regions and the Northern Sea Route.

The strategic session "The Northern Sea Route: Continuing movement through the Ice" will be devoted to the development of the Arctic fleet, increasing cargo turnover along the Northern Sea Route, strengthening interregional and international cooperation in the Arctic. The discussion will be attended by government delegations of the Arctic regions of Russia, including the Murmansk Region, the Arkhangelsk Region, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Republic of Karelia.

More than 600 companies from CIS countries, China, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and other friendly states will be represented at the "NEVA 2023" exhibition, which covers an area of more than 30.000 square meters.

"NEVA" is the largest civilian maritime exhibition in Eastern Europe and the entire post–Soviet space, which is one of the five largest world exhibitions in this industry.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished