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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...
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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
Yugra region to produce diesel fuel for the Arctic
27 june 2024
The production of diesel fuel for the Arctic, which can be used at temperatures up to -52 degrees Celsius, will begin in October at the Surgut condensate stabilization plant of Gazprom Refining.
Arctic LNG - 2 and Murmansk LNG sanctioned by the EU
26 june 2024
The EU Council has approved the 14th sanctions package against Russia which now includes Arctic LNG - 2 and Murmansk LNG projects.
NOVATEK's Chinese partner withdraws from projects in Russia
25 june 2024
Wison New Energies (former Wison Offshore & Marine) is suspending its operations in Russia. Its board of directors decided to complete all current projects and stop participating in new ones indefinitely.
A drone testing center to be opened in Yamal
24 june 2024
The Arctic test center for unmanned aircraft systems will be opened in Yamal, the press service of the governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District reported.
A whale protection center to be established in the Murmansk region
21 june 2024
Russia plans to create a whale protection center in the Murmansk Region, said Andrey Chibis, the governor of the region.
“Mikhail Somov” vessel completes the first voyage to provide polar stations in the Arctic
20 june 2024
The “Mikhail Somov” scientific expedition vessel returned to Arkhangelsk which was its first voyage aimed at providing hard-to-reach stations of Roshydromet in the Arctic with resources.
Scientists to look for ways of stress reduction for members of Arctic expeditions
19 june 2024
Researchers from Arkhangelsk will sail to Franz Josef Land for three weeks, where they are going to study the levels of stress hormones of the expedition participants in order to assess the adaptive reserves of the human body and make recommendations to people working in the Arctic.
