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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
LNG supplies from Russia to China increased by 2% in the first quarter
25 april 2024
In January - March 2024, China imported 1.648 million tons of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is 2% more than in the same period of 2023. Russia ranks fourth among the largest LNG suppliers to China, according to data published by the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China.
A permafrost monitoring system to be developed in Russia - prime minister
24 april 2024
Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin stated the need to develop a national system for monitoring the state of permafrost.
Belorussia to build transshipment terminal in Murmansk
23 april 2024
A company from Belarus plans to build a port in Murmansk for transshipment of goods from the republic by 2028 with an estimated capacity of 25-30 million tons of cargo per year.
India needs to strengthen cooperation with Russia in the Arctic – expert
22 april 2024
India needs to not only strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia in the Arctic, but also to expand cooperation in the region within the BRICS, Anurag Bisen, senior researcher at the Vivekananda International Foundation, told TASS.
Russian engineers create protective coating for aircraft engines operating in the Arctic
19 april 2024
Russian engineers have developed a new protective coating for aircraft engines, which will allow aircraft to operate safely in the harsh Arctic climate, said Sergey Grishin, a leading engineer at the NTI Competence Center.
Australian investors to sell coal business in Chukotka to Russian company
18 april 2024
The Australia-based Tigers Realm Coal (TIG) plans to sell coal mining and transportation enterprises operating in the territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Region to the Russian company APM-Invest.
The eighth Arctic Summit to be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg in May
17 april 2024
The eighth International Arctic 2024 Summit "The Arctic: Prospects, Innovations and Regional Development" will be held on May 22-24 in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
