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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...
12 october 2026
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
Indian investor to create a pharmaceutical complex in the Arctic
17 august 2023
Indian company SAFFARM, a resident of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, will launch the production of import-substituting medicine in 2027.
New agricultural technologies will ensure a rich harvest in the Arctic
16 august 2023
The flagship project "New Agrotechnologies for the Arctic zone" is being implemented in the laboratory of artificial climate of the scientific center "Agrotechnologies of the Future" of the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Agricultural Academy named after Timiryazev.
Gazprom Neft produced 25 million tons of offshore oil in the Arctic in 10 years
15 august 2023
Gazprom Neft has been able to produce more than 25 million tons of oil during almost 10 years of operation of the Prirazlomnoye field in the Barents Sea, the company reports.
The first line of the Arctic LNG 2 plant delivered to the installation site on the Gydan Peninsula
14 august 2023
The first line of the Arctic LNG 2 natural gas liquefaction plant has been delivered to the installation site at the Gydan Peninsula, where the resource base for the plant is located, Interfax reports.
A scientific conference on permafrost soils to be held in Salekhard
11 august 2023
The All-Russian scientific and practical conference named "Permafrost soils in the Anthropocene" will be held on August 20-26 in Salekhard.
First stage of Clean Arctic - Vostok-77 expedition to study Gulf Stream pollution
10 august 2023
The scientific expedition named Clean Arctic - Vostok-77 will begin on August 15 with a study of the ecology of the Kola Peninsula, the first its seven routes. It will study the pollution of the sea by microplastics that are carried by the Gulf Stream.
The summer of 2023 celebrates a breakthrough in the loading of the Northern Sea Route
09 august 2023
The Russian oil and gas industry is stimulating Arctic transportation. Two oil tankers, which left the Baltic ports in mid-July, will pass through the Northern Sea Route, heading to China.
