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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 State Duma allowed the export of LNG from the Arctic
25 october 2023
Developers of natural resource deposits whose operations are fully or partially located north of the 67th degree of north latitude, have been granted the exclusive right to export liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Project 10510 icebreaker "Leader" to be built within schedule
24 october 2023
No changes in the production dates of the icebreakers Project 22220 "Arctic" and Project 10510 "Leader" are expected, as reported by TASS citing Vladimir Aptekarev, Deputy General Director for Shipbuilding, Floating Energy and Marine Technology of JSC Atomenergomash.
A scientist from Yale University assessed the potential of the Northern Sea Route
23 october 2023
The construction of the Northern Sea Route, thanks to global warming and the widespread development of technology, is becoming more and more economically beneficial. This opinion was expressed by a visiting scientist at Yale University in the USA, Bian Yongzu.
Norilsk Nickel handed over two 40-foot refrigerators to ancestral community
20 october 2023
The Norilsk Nickel Company handed over two 40-foot refrigerated containers to the Kumak Kytyl (Sandy Beach) family and ancestral community for free. They are used for storage and transportation of fish and deer meat.
A satellite communication station to appear in Norilsk
19 october 2023
Three Russian cities – Norilsk, Murmansk and Anadyr – will become territories where base ground stations for the Skif satellite system of the federal Sphere project will be located.
Nornickel inaugurates first natural gas filling station in Norilsk
18 october 2023
Nornickel opened the first methane filling station in Norilsk. It will operate in test mode for a year, and then it will service heavy machinery and Norilsk city transport.
A new Russian drug based on Omega-3 to be tested in the Arctic
17 october 2023
Scientists want to investigate the effect of an increased concentration of substances on the body of residents of the Far North.
