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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
Rosatom receives a license to host a low-power nuclear power plant in Yakutia
28 april 2023
A low-power nuclear power plant will be built in the polar Ust-Yansky ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Rostechnadzor issued a license for its construction to Rosenergoatom Concern, which is part of the Rosatom state Corporation.
The Conference on Bioresources and Fisheries in the Arctic to be held in May in Arkhangelsk
27 april 2023
The Conference on Bioresources and Fisheries in the Arctic will be held on May 11-12 in Arkhangelsk as part of Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021-2023, the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation reported.
Norilsk Nickel increases transportation along the Northern Sea Route
26 april 2023
In two years Norilsk Nickel's traffic volumes along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) increased from 1.5 million tons to 2.1 million tons, and the intensity of shipping in the Dudinsk seaport increased by almost 80%.
The airfield for "big aviation" is open on Severnaya Zemlya
25 april 2023
A new snow-ground airfield designed to receive heavy transport aircraft has been put into operation on the Bolshevik Island of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, located north of the Taimyr Peninsula on the border of the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea.
VII International Nornickel Curling Cup in Dudinka
24 april 2023
The VII International Nornickel Curling Cup started on Sunday in Dudinka, a city in the Far North. Teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Serbia are competing for the title of winners, the city administration said.
The damage from the melting of permafrost in the Arctic until 2050 is estimated at 7 trillion rubles
21 april 2023
The amount of damage that can be inflicted on the Russian economy as a result of the melting of permafrost in the Arctic zone may reach seven trillion rubles by 2050.
Glencore raises prospect of improved offer for Canadian miner Teck
20 april 2023
Swiss commodities major Glencore has raised the prospect of making improvements to its $22.5-billion proposal for a merger with Canadian miner Teck Resources, with CEO Gary Nagle saying on Wednesday that the company never stated its proposal was “best and final”.
