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...

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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

Atomflot moves forward with building heavy-duty icebreaker Rossiya according to plan

11 december 2023

The heavy-duty nuclear icebreaker Rossiya is being built according to schedule, there are currently no deviations from it, according to Leonid Irlitsa, Director General of FSUE Atomflot.

"The build readiness of the Leader project icebreaker named Rossiya which is being built in the Far East, is 11%. Now we are following the construction schedule, which we have signed with the Zvezda shipbuilding complex. We have not observed any deviations so far," Irlitsa said at the XIII International Forum "The Arctic: Present and Future".

It is assumed that the launch of the ship will take place in September 2025, the signing of the acceptance act to be held in December 2027, gazeta.ru. reports.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished