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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
Arctic ice area has been shrinking for half a century - scientists
05 april 2024
The area of sea ice In the Arctic has been decreasing for 46 years, and near the South Pole it has been fluctuating at the level of a historical minimum for the third year in a row, according to the satellite surveillance data was published by NASA.
Russia to allocate almost 22 billion rubles to construct icebreakers
04 april 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers will allocate about 22 billion rubles for the construction of icebreakers with the capacities of JSC Baltic Shipyard, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.
Russia to abolish border control for aircraft delivering cargo to the Arctic
03 april 2024
Russia will abolish border, customs and other types of controls for aircraft delivering people and goods to and from the Arctic. The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted the corresponding law on April 2.
Cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route increases 36 times in ten years
02 april 2024
Due to the melting of ice and the development of shipping, Russia increased cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route 36 times in 2012-2023, said Alexei Chekunkov, Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic.
Rosatom's portfolio of orders for floating nuclear power plants increased by 15 units
01 april 2024
Rosatom's portfolio of orders for floating nuclear power plants has grown by 15 units, said the head of the state corporation Alexey Likhachev.
Rosatom calculates Arctic fleet's requirements
29 march 2024
Rosatom State Corporation has identified the need for 160 high-ice-class vessels to export products from Arctic projects on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) by 2030.
Cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route to amount to 250 million tons by 2035
28 march 2024
Cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route will amount to 250 million tons by 2035, according to Special representative of the Rosatom State Corporation for Arctic Development Vladimir Panov.
