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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
Norilsk Nickel as an employer retains leadership in the industry
30 may 2023
About 5.000 jobs were provided by Norilsk Nickel last year to residents of Norilsk and candidates from other regions of the country, sgnorilsk.ru reports. The company held job fairs in Talnakh, Kayerkan and in the cities of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, concluded contracts on the organization of vocational training of unemployed citizens in professions in demand in the company.
Issues of preserving the Arctic ecology are discussed at the Nevsky Ecological Congress
29 may 2023
Within cleaning up the Arctic territories and eliminating the accumulated harm to the nature, it is necessary to actively introduce new environmentally friendly production technologies, increase interaction in this area between the state, the business community and public organizations, including environmental ones.
Norilsk Nickel presents five more apartments to orphans from among the indigenous peoples of Taimyr
29 may 2023
As part of the program to promote the socio-economic development of Taimyr, representatives of the Norilsk Nickel company handed over the keys to five apartments to orphans from among the indigenous peoples of the North, ttelegraf.ru reports. The program has been implemented since 2020 and is designed for five years.
Johnson Matthey to supply Hystar with membrane electrode assemblies for hydrogen production ramp-up
26 may 2023
UK specialist chemicals and sustainable technologies company Johnson Matthey has signed a three-year strategic supply agreement with Norwegian hydrogen company Hystar to supply membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) to Hystar's HyPilot project, in Norway, to ramp up renewable, or green, hydrogen production.
With the help of China, Russia can accelerate the development of the Arctic – expert
25 may 2023
Cooperation between Russia and China can accelerate the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation as a whole, believes Alexey Fadeev, Expert of the Arctic Development Project Office, Doctor of Economics, Professor of the Higher School of Industrial Management at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
The Government of the Russian Federation to be engaged in the development of Arctic petrochemistry
24 may 2023
Roadmap for the creation of petrochemical clusters in the Arctic zone of Russia and the Far East until 2025 approved by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, goarctic.ru reported.
Medals of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia received by employees of Norilsk Nickel
23 may 2023
Thirteen employees of the Polar branch of Norilsk Nickel and Norilskgazprom were awarded for bravery and dedication shown during the liquidation of the consequences of emergency circumstances, high performance in service, success in fire prevention, sgnorilsk.ru reported.
