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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
US announces plans to stop Russia from implementing the Arctic LNG-2 project
16 april 2024
The United States is focused on depriving Russia of the opportunity to carry out projects in the field of production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG), said US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Jeffrey Pyatt.
Russian projects in the Arctic under threat due to ship shortage
15 april 2024
The implementation of oil and gas projects in the Arctic zone of Russia has been threatened due to a critical shortage of transportation.
Rosatom to jointly develop NSR with UAE company
12 april 2024
Rosatom together with the DP World logistics company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to create a long-term program for the development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), said Alexey Likhachev, head of the state corporation.
Russia may adopt a law regulating the effects of climate change
11 april 2024
The Russian Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic has supported the idea of creating a separate legislative act on permafrost, which can include the entire system of regulating the effects of climate change, said the First Deputy Minister Hajimagomed Huseynov.
Russian and Chinese scientists discuss new approaches to Arctic management
10 april 2024
The St. Petersburg University together with the Oceanic University of China held the third Arctic School event. Employees of the representative office of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District in St. Petersburg alto took part in the conference.
New fiber-optic cable to connect Europe to Japan through the Arctic
09 april 2024
The Far North Fiber project in Europe is set to directly connect Europe to Japan with a 14 500 km cable laid along the ocean bottom of the Arctic zone. Connection points will be organized in Japan, the USA (Alaska), Canada, Norway, Finland and Ireland.
NOVATEK suspends production at Arctic LNG-2 due to sanctions
08 april 2024
NOVATEK suspended production at the Arctic LNG-2 project due to sanctions and a shortage of tankers, kommersant.ru reports.
