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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
Arctic settlements are threatened by soil erosion due to thawing of permafrost
06 december 2022
Erosion processes in the Arctic regions caused by global warming and the melting of permafrost pose a threat to local residents, as well as to the flora and fauna of the region. Nikita Tananaev, a leading researcher at the Northeastern Federal University and the Institute of Permafrost Studies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expressed this opinion to TASS.
The launch of the Kola wind farm, the most powerful in the Arctic
05 december 2022
The first stage of the Kola wind farm with a capacity of 170 megawatts has been commissioned in the Murmansk region, the energy company Enel Russia reported. The design capacity of the facility reaches 201 megawatts.
Rapidly warming Arctic causing greater snowfall further south
02 december 2022
With the Arctic warming four times faster than the rest of the world, more moisture is being held in the atmosphere and falling as snow in northern Europe
Nornickel plans to conclude a contract for the Sibir nuclear-powered icebreaker until 2041
01 december 2022
The company said that the contract is at the stage of signing
Atlantic Ocean water began warming the Arctic as early as 1907
30 november 2022
A sediment core from Svalbard has revealed a sudden influx of warm water in the Arctic in 1907, which is evidence of a process that is spurring ice loss
Yenisei records
28 november 2022
During the navigation along the Yenisei, which lasted from May to October of this year, rivermen set their own record: the Yenisei River Shipping Company transported about 3.7 million tons of cargo, which is 32% more than last season. And all this against a record low water level - such a low filling of the Siberian river basin has not been observed since 1936.
Enterprise for growing artificial diamonds to be built in Arkhangelsk in 2024
25 november 2022
A high-tech enterprise will grow artificial diamonds and create single-crystal wafers based on them with unique sensor properties.
