Yoram Dvash: Industry unity, producer leadership and marketing investment key to natural diamond's future

The natural diamond industry is navigating a period of significant transition, but there are increasing signs that the foundations for a stronger and more positive future are being built, according to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB)...

29 june 2026

AWDC: First fully traceable artisanal diamonds from DRC sold on the international market in Antwerp

In a historic milestone for the diamond industry, fully traceable, artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sold on the international market for the very first time in Antwerp. Below, Ine Tassignon, AWDC spokesperson, provides...

22 june 2026

Natural diamonds most desired luxury jewellery, Gen Z spending double baby boomers, reveals De Beers report

Natural diamonds remain the most desired jewellery item among US consumers, with Millennials and Gen Z driving demand value and spending, according to De Beers Group’s The Diamond Report, which draws on the biannual Diamond Acquisition Study of 18,500...

15 june 2026

Edahn Golan: India’s lab-grown diamond exports surpass natural diamonds by volume, yet value gap widens

India’s diamond industry has reached a historic turning point. In March and April 2026, the volume of lab‑grown diamond exports overtook that of natural diamonds, with lab‑grown stones accounting for 51% and 50.4% of total export volume respectively...

01 june 2026

Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa

The Kimberley Process (KP) is failing Africa, and the world's definition of a “conflict diamond” is a moral and legal absurdity, according to the African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson M’zée Fula-Ngenge. The following exclusive...

18 may 2026

University of Yakutia to establish innovative technological center for Arctic natural resources

30 september 2024

The Arctic State Agrotechnological University plans to establish a center for innovative technologies for deep processing of raw materials and integrated use of Arctic natural resources in 2027, the rector of the university Valery Fedorov told TASS.

"In 2027, we plan to establish a center for innovative technologies for deep processing of raw materials and integrated use of Arctic bio-resources. It will research technologies for the rational processing of dairy and meat raw materials in Yakutia, study the biochemical potential of northern wild plants, develop technologies for the rational processing of products of northern domestic reindeer husbandry, herd horse breeding and northern cattle breeding," Fedorov said.

He clarified that scientists also plan to develop technologies for meat and fish products from unique raw materials with a long shelf life using atmospheric freeze-drying technologies. Among other tasks of the new center are the development of new varieties of crops resistant to the climatic conditions of the North, the operation and maintenance of unmanned aircraft systems of small and medium class, information transmission and processing systems in the conditions of the North, the introduction of digital technologies in agriculture of the republic.

Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished