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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
Norilsk Nickel to finance 11 social initiatives in Taimyr
18 january 2024
Under Nornickel's “World of New Opportunities” grant program, the company will finance 112 socially important initiatives in the cities where it operates, 11 of which will be implemented in Taimyr.
Tourists visited Russian Far East and Arctic regions 40% more often in 2023
17 january 2024
Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said that the tourist flow to Russian Far East and the Arctic increased significantly last year, TASS reports.
Russia's Arctic LNG-2 project to ship first cargo in January - sources
16 january 2024
According to industry sources cited by Reuters, Russia's Arctic LNG-2 project is set to load its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker for Asia at the end of January.
The Arctic regions of the Russian Federation have improved their environmental indicators
15 january 2024
The Arctic regions of the Russian Federation have improved their performance in the National Environmental Rating for the second time in a row, TASS reported citing the Green Patrol public organization.
Series of bulk carriers for the Arctic to be constructed in Russia
12 january 2024
The building of a dry cargo vessel of the RSD59ARC project for the Arctic began at the Okskaya Shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod.
Global LNG production in 2024 may reach 420 million tons - expert
11 january 2024
Global production of liquefied natural gas may increase by 3% year-on-year in 2024 and reach about 420 million tons, TASS quoted Andrey Ryabov, chief expert at the Fuel and Energy Complex analytical center, as saying.
Russian authorities publish a book on mainstay settlements in the Russian Arctic
10 january 2024
The book "Mainstay settlements - the foundation of the Russian Arctic" contains information about 16 strategically important Arctic cities for the country.
