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

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

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Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

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19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

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12 august 2024

Lyudmila Vysotskaya: Amber is a mystical stone, a living substance

Lyudmila Vysotskaya is a Kaliningrad-based amber artist and designer, expert, chairwoman of the Amber Academy and member of the Creative Union of Artists in Decorative and Applied Arts. This summer, visitors could admire the art works by Lyudmila Vysotskaya...

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Old production facilities in Norilsk are being dismantled

21 august 2024

Norilsk Nickel is dismantling the outdated production facilities with poor ecological characteristics of the Nickel Plant, while sending the construction waste for recycling.

According to the company's press service, about 200 buildings and structures "will find a new, more environmentally friendly life."

Norilsk Nickel employees dismantled valuable equipment and 150 buildings, removed more than 100,000 tons of scrap metal using specialized equipment, while smoke stacks are being brought down using precision blasting.

"The workers sort the construction waste that remains after dismantling, separating it into scrap metal and broken building materials, from which we will make crushed stone. We can say that smoke stacks will continue to operate in the Norilsk industrial region, but in a new capacity," the company said.

Norilsk Nickel intends to dismantle 1.4 million cubic meters of obsolete buildings and structures in 2024-2025.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished