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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
Expert center for construction in permafrost conditions to be opened in Khabarovsk
22 december 2023
The Federal Expert Center for construction of infrastructure facilities on permafrost and weak foundations, a division of the Far Eastern State University of Transport, will be opened in Khabarovsk in 2024.
A new gas liquefaction complex to be built in the Arctic
21 december 2023
NOVATEK's project to build a liquefied natural gas plant in the Murmansk Region enters the implementation stage.
US icebreaker program lags behind
20 december 2023
A US congresswoman has urged the Congress to fund the icebreaker building program for the country's Coast Guard fleet to meet the increased Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic.
Nomadic kindergartens to be launched in the Arctic
19 december 2023
Nomadic kindergartens will be open for children from families of small indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic.
The Arktika-M meteorological satellite No. 2 successfully launched into orbit
18 december 2023
The second hydro-meteorological satellite Arktika-M No. 2, that launched from the Baikonur spaceport with a Soyuz-2.1b rocket, has been successfully put into working orbit using the Fregat upper stage, as reported by Roscosmos.
The launch of the Arktika-M satellite No. 2 scheduled for December 16
15 december 2023
The launch of the Arktika-M meteorological satellite No. 2 is scheduled for December 16. Engineers have completed the assembly of the rocket in the installation and test building of the Baikonur spaceport, as reported by Roscosmos.
Rosatom develops a new method for oil exploration in the Arctic
14 december 2023
Rosatom scientists have presented a new method for exploration of oil deposits on the Arctic shelf.
