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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
Japan, Canada in talks over collaboration in battery metals supply chain
15 march 2023
Japan and Canada are discussing collaboration on building strong supply chains for battery metals, Japan’s industry minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, said on Tuesday.
The View from England: PDAC is over — time for would-be investors to reflect
14 march 2023
The middle of March is a depressing time in the calendar, and not just because it means the annual PDAC conference is over. Ever since William Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar in 1599, we have associated this time of the year with a warning; “Beware the Ides of March” (Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC).
EU's von der Leyen says she and Biden agreed to dialogue on clean tech
13 march 2023
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she agreed with President Joe Biden during a meeting at the White House on Friday to have a dialogue concerning incentives to the clean technology industry.
Norilsk Nickel invested 11 billion rubles in the cleaning of the northern territories in two years,
10 march 2023
Norilsk Nickel invested 11 billion rubles in two years in the implementation of a large-scale project to rid the lands in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory of industrial waste, scrap metal and abandoned structures, said Andrey Raduntsev, head of the Department for Work with territories and landscaping of the Polar Branch of Norilsk Nickel.
Norilsk Nickel invests in production and environmental programs in Norilsk
09 march 2023
The lion's share of all investments in the modernization of production and environmental programs in Norilsk in 2022 fell on the investments of Norilsk Nickel. This was announced by the Mayor of Norilsk Dmitry Karasev, summing up the results of his work and the activities of the administration headed by him in 2022.
Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations
08 march 2023
Ontario has approved another small step on the long journey to build an all-season road to the Ring of Fire minerals area in the province’s far north.
Norilsk Nickel presented a professional growth program for young employees
07 march 2023
Norilsk Nickel presented a professional growth program for young employees of the company, sgnorilsk.ru reported. Speaking at the panel session "Youth: a Strategy for success" held within the framework of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, Irina Zhuikova, Director of the Social Policy Department of Norilsk Nickel, spoke in detail about the program "In Good Company".
