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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
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
Why Arctic lakes are disappearing
15 september 2022
Analyzing a set of high-resolution satellite data, American scientists have revealed the unexpected drying of Arctic lakes since the early 2000s. The results of the study were published at the end of August in the magazine Nature Climate Change.
Expert: a "digital twin" should be created for Norilsk
14 september 2022
A "digital twin" should be created for the Norilsk further development and included in the city's development strategy, said Alexander Vorotnikov, Deputy CEO of Project Office for Arctic Development, at a meeting of the Project Expert Center’s discussion club. A "digital twin" is a digital copy or representation of a physical object.
Giant viruses discovered in the depths of the Arctic
13 september 2022
Canadian researchers from Laval University in Quebec have discovered giant viruses in the Milne Fjord epishelf lake in the Arctic Ocean. The lake is located on floating ice shelves 800 km away from the North Pole. Fresh water in the reservoir is located above a layer of salt water.
The North region requires an integrated approach
12 september 2022
The economic well-being of the Russian Arctic areas, their life and security largely depend on the solution of problems in shipbuilding, ship repairing and the efficient use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Valery Semyonov, a member of the Federation Council Committee for Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Affairs of the North, expressed this opinion in his interview with PortNews magazine.
Arctic today: Nornickel increases traffic along the Northern Sea Route
09 september 2022
Nornickel, one of the oldest shippers of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), plans to increase the shipping to 2.4 million tons per year along the main Arctic highway, said Ravil Nasybullov, head of Nornickel's logistics department, during the Eastern Economic Forum 2022. During the winter navigation of 2021, the company transported about 1.9 million tons of cargo via the NSR, 0.5 million tons more than in 2020.
The US to create the post of Ambassador for the Arctic
08 september 2022
The position of the US ambassador to the Arctic should be submitted for approval to the Senate, bienpublic.com reports.
Currently, the US coordinator for the Arctic is a professional diplomat Jim Dehart.
Nornickel: New housing in Norilsk will be built by developer proof-tested by the Far North
07 september 2022
To implement a large-scale housing renovation program in polar Norilsk, Nornickel together with the city administration and the Ministry of Construction of the Krasnoyarsk Territory decided to attract a reliable developer with extensive experience in the Russian Arctic. The construction of the first two modern multi-story new buildings in the city was undertaken by Grad, a Krasnoyarsk-based company. The need for housing renovation in Norilsk is long overdue: mass building in the city was carried out mainly in the 1940-1960s, new construction projects have not been implemented here for a long time. The municipal housing facilities consist of more than 850 apartment buildings, and the depreciation of the buildings has reached almost 45%. Due to extreme climatic conditions, buildings quickly become dilapidated: their bases are deformed, wall panels and blocks are physically worn out. As part of the large-scale renovation program launched in 2021 by Nornickel until 2035, about 100 new residential buildings are planned to be built in the city. This will allow more than 10,000 families to celebrate their long-awaited housewarming.
