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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
Design of a new flagship vessel of the Russian polar science
24 march 2023
Roshydromet and JSC Admiralty Shipyards signed a contract for the construction of a new vessel "Ivan Frolov", which will be part of the fleet of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources reported.
Arctic sea ice thins drastically; set to continue in the future
23 march 2023
A new study says that climate change has recently attacked crucial Arctic sea ice thickness in two sudden big hits instead of steady nibbling. According to the study, about 15 years ago, sea ice quickly lost more than half its thickness and became weaker... more prone to melting and less likely to recover. This emphasizes the importance of two big 'regime shifts' that changed the complexion of the Arctic, says the study.
The probable damage from the degradation of permafrost by 2050 will amount to at least 5 trillion rubles
22 march 2023
Representatives of the scientific community from 12 countries will take part in a scientific and practical conference on climate change and permafrost melting, which will be held on March 22-24 in Yakutsk, goarctic.ru reports.
Norilsk Nickel completed accepting applications for the World of Taimyr competition
21 march 2023
Norilsk Nickel has completed accepting applications for the World of Taimyr competition, the company's press service reported. The event is designed to support local initiatives and create conditions for the sustainable development of the territories of traditional residence of the indigenous peoples of Taimyr.
Russia conducts research into the depths of the Arctic Ocean
20 march 2023
Scientists of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AANI), drifting as part of the expedition "North Pole-41" in the Arctic Ocean, take soil samples for reconstructions of climate changes in the high-latitude Arctic over the past few thousand years.
Volkswagen chooses Ontario for first battery plant outside Europe
17 march 2023
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, announced Monday its plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in St. Thomas, Ont.
Scientists can't tell how fast the ice is melting in the Arctic
16 march 2023
Norwegian and American researchers compared the calculations of 14 popular climate models of the Arctic Ocean from 1970 to 2017 with the results of real observations and found errors – this concerns forecasts, the structure of ocean layers, the movement of deep currents.
