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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
The Arctic Council faces problems due to lack of ties with Russia
23 november 2023
The termination of full-fledged cooperation between Russia and other members of the Arctic Council complicates the work of the organization, said Morten Heglund, the new chairman of senior officials committee of the Arctic Council, in an interview with Kommersant.
280 scientists took part in six scientific expeditions of Norilsk Nickel and the Russian Academy of Sciences
22 november 2023
280 scientists from 20 scientific institutes took part in joint expeditions of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) and Norilsk Nickel over the course of 4 years, TASS quotes Norilsk Nickel vice-president for federal and regional programs Andrey Grachev.
Sanctions against Arctic LNG-2 project may deprive Russia of up to 4% of the global LNG market
21 november 2023
The US sanctions imposed in early November against Arctic LNG-2 may deprive Russia of 3%-4% of the world market of LNG that the project is aiming at, Deputy head of the National Energy Security Fund Alexey Grivach told RIA Novosti.
Abolition of border control for planes flying to the Arctic to be considered by the State Duma
20 november 2023
The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma to allow aircraft flying to the Arctic to cross the Russian border without passing border control.
Krasnoyarsk scientists developed a hydrogen engine for the Arctic
17 november 2023
Scientists from the Institute of Oil and Gas of the Siberian Federal University have created a hydrogen engine for Arctic conditions, CEO of the Russian Hydrogen company Vladimir Sedov told TASS.
Transit cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route reached a record 2.1 million tons in 2023
16 november 2023
Transit cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2023 reached 2.1 million tons, a record number in the entire history of the route. Vladimir Panov, Rosatom's special representative for Arctic development, told Interfax that the main type of cargo was oil.
Russia and China to work on projects for the sustainable development of the Arctic
15 november 2023
Russia and China are working on joint projects that are important for the economy and science of the two countries, the purpose of which is the sustainable development of the Arctic region, said Nikolay Korchunov, Ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, senior Russian official in the Arctic Council.
