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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
Digitalization of Arctic projects may double their potential output
04 march 2024
Digitalization of processes at oil and gas industry enterprises in the Arctic may increase the probability of discovering new fields by 50%, said Alexey Fadeev, professor of the Higher School of Industrial Management at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
Russia and Brazil to join efforts in Arctic studies
01 march 2024
Russia and Brazil plan to conduct a joint scientific research expedition to the Arctic in 2025.
Arctic Council resumes working groups functioning
29 february 2024
The Arctic Council is preparing to resume the activities of its working groups in a virtual format, said the secretariat of this international organization, designed to promote cooperation in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development of subarctic regions.
A standalone national project proposed for the development of the Russian Arctic
28 february 2024
Participants of the working group on ensuring transport, logistics and socio-economic development of the Arctic proposed to create a standalone national project for the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, as reported by TASS.
Helicopters to be replaced with drones in the Arctic
27 february 2024
Drones are planned to be used for ice exploration in the Arctic and they can replace expensive helicopters, said Oleg Devyataev, chief specialist of the Center for Ice and Hydro-meteorological Data of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.
Arctic LNG-2 produced first batch of natural gas in December
26 february 2024
In December 2023, Arctic LNG-2, Novatek's natural gas extraction and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production project on the Gydan Peninsula, began production, as reported by Prime news agency. Novatek's representatives confirmed this information recently.
The Festival of Oriental Culture will take place in Salekhard
23 february 2024
Representatives of cultural centers of China, India and Korea will take part in the Festival of Oriental Culture, which will be held for the first time in Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District of Russia.
