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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
Norway finds ‘substantial’ mineral resources on its seabed
31 january 2023
A Norwegian study has found a “substantial” amount metals and minerals ranging from copper to rare earth metals on the seabed of its extended continental shelf, authorities said on Friday in their first official estimates.
Nornickel starts drafting master plan for new Tukhard settlement
30 january 2023
Nornickel, Wowhaus architects and the Norilsk Development Agency have conducted the first survey among Tukhard residents to draft a master plan for the new settlement.
Brazil intends to become an observer in the Arctic Council
30 january 2023
Brazil intends to become an observer in the Arctic Council, Brazilian Ambassador to Russia Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares told reporters. According to him, the country has a "special interest" in the Arctic region and its capabilities.
In Russia concrete is being created for construction in extremely low temperatures
27 january 2023
Experiments on the production of durable concrete, which makes it possible to build more efficiently in conditions of low temperatures in the Arctic and the Far North of Russia, are conducted at the Tomsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
Yevgeny Golubev elected the new rector of Russia’s Polar State University
26 january 2023
Yevgeny Golubev, who has been the acting rector of Fedorovsky Polar State University since April last year, was elected its rector by majority vote this last Tuesday in elections held at the university.
A new University of Alaska report aims to help state leaders craft energy policies as the Arctic changes
25 january 2023
The report is the first of a planned series of annual briefing reports compiled by the university's experts
Digital ecosystem "Ice Navigator" to be launched on the Northern Sea Route
24 january 2023
The decree on financing the development and launch of a digital ecosystem, which is designed to improve the safety of navigation in northern latitudes, was signed by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin.
