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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
Two icebreaking LNG tankers of the ARC7 ice class built in Russia
13 september 2023
Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the Zvezda shipbuilding complex. During the visit, the president got acquainted with the construction of two icebreaking LNG tankers of the ARC7 ice class, the formation of the hulls of which is currently being carried out in dry dock.
Russian students taught a neural network to predict the movement of ice in the Arctic
12 september 2023
The neural network has been taught to determine the dynamics of ice movement in the Arctic, which will help improve the safety of arctic navigation.
Norilsk Nickel launches Russia's first program to assess the state of the gyrfalcon population
11 september 2023
This issue was discussed by the Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs of the company Andrey Grachev at the first International Forum “Day of the Falcon” as part of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Russia negotiates with India and China to construct vessels for the Northern Sea Route
08 september 2023
Russia is in the process of negotiations with India and China aimed at the construction of cargo vessels for the Northern Sea Route, according to the minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexey Chekunkov.
Expert: melting of glaciers to ensure transit from Russia via the Northern Sea Route
07 september 2023
The melting of the glaciers of the Arctic Ocean will give Russia the opportunity to ensure trade through China with Europe and North America along the Northern Sea Route. This is the opinion expressed by the famous Russian orientalist Nikolai Vavilov.
120 vessels to be built in Russia for the development of the Northern Sea Route
06 september 2023
To develop the Northern Sea Route, about 120 vessels of various types and purposes are planned to be built at Russian shipyards by 2035, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said.
The expedition of Rosneft and Rosnedra explores shelf of the Eastern Arctic
05 september 2023
A joint research expedition of Rosneft and the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra) has been launched, korabel.ru reported.
