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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
The majority of oversized cargo transportation to be carried out in the Arctic
24 august 2023
A significant share of operations for the transportation of oversized (project) cargo will be concentrated in the Arctic in the coming years, said Alexey Milovantsev, the technical director of LLC Northern Alliance which takes up contracts on oversized cargo transportation.
Floating Arctic University completed its longest expedition
23 august 2023
The second and longest expedition of the Floating Arctic University has ended, during which 17 specialists from ten scientific institutions and organizations explored seven Arctic islands for 43 days.
France and Japan have not stopped financing the Russian Arctic LNG-2 project
22 august 2023
None of the foreign partners are bailing from Novatek's Russian Arctic LNG-2 gas liquefaction project. The project is going according to plan, according to the financial director of the Chinese national oil and gas company CNOOC Xi Weizhi, dp.ru reported.
Norilsk Nickel opened a new season of the Conquerors of the North online academy
21 august 2023
Over the previous eight years that the online academy "Conquerors of the North" has existed, more than seven thousand participants have mastered the course.
U.S. icebreaker on a mission to capture images for AI study
18 august 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy has embarked on a voyage across the North Pole during which it will capture images of the Arctic to support the study of this rapidly changing region. Researchers from Lincoln Laboratory installed a camera system onboard the Healy in Seattle.
Indian investor to create a pharmaceutical complex in the Arctic
17 august 2023
Indian company SAFFARM, a resident of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, will launch the production of import-substituting medicine in 2027.
New agricultural technologies will ensure a rich harvest in the Arctic
16 august 2023
The flagship project "New Agrotechnologies for the Arctic zone" is being implemented in the laboratory of artificial climate of the scientific center "Agrotechnologies of the Future" of the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Agricultural Academy named after Timiryazev.
