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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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
LUKOIL and Norilsk Nickel established an oil and associated petroleum gas production company
05 october 2023
The joint venture LLC Vareyneftegaz is registered in Novy Urengoy (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District) with an authorized capital of 200 million rubles.
The Scientific Council to coordinate the work of Arctic researchers and authorities
04 october 2023
It is planned to create a scientific council under the State Commission for the Development of the Arctic.
Lapland warms quickly and irrevocably, posing risk to nature and livelihoods
03 october 2023
The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) warned on September 27, 2023 that the average annual temperature in Finnish Lapland may rise by many degrees within one generation, with a dramatic impact on nature and local livelihoods.
More LNG to be produced in Yamal
02 october 2023
In October, the State Duma of the Russian Federation will hold the 2nd and 3rd readings and then adopt a bill that encourages the creation of new production facilities for the liquefaction of natural gas in the Arctic, sever-press.ru reports.
Arctic sea ice surface sixth lowest on record - NASA
29 september 2023
Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 19, 2023, making it the sixth-lowest year in the satellite record, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Frost-resistant adhesive for the Arctic and the Far North created in Russia
28 september 2023
New cold-resistant adhesives that withstand temperatures of minus 60-70 ° C were synthesized by specialists of the Institute of Technical Chemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Norilsk Nickel to increase transportation along the Northern Sea Route in 2024 to 2.4 mn tons
27 september 2023
Norilsk Nickel plans to transport 2.0 - 2.1 million tons of products for its enterprises along the Northern Sea Route in 2023, and in 2024 Norilsk Nickel will increase transportation to 2.4 million tons.
