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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
LKAB Invests SEK 500 Million in Port of Narvik, Northern Norway
17 november 2022
LKAB is now investing SEK 500 million in a brand new port of loading at the Port of Narvik. The shiploader located at dock 5 today was built in 1977 and it is time to replace it, the mining company writes in a press release.
Specialists from Russia commission an airfield for transport aircraft in Antarctica
16 november 2022
Specialists of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute together with Zapsibgazprom have commissioned a new snow-ice airfield for receiving heavy transport aircraft at the Progress station in Antarctica, TASS reports.
Pomorie to receive a subsidy for a garbage sorting complex
15 november 2022
The Arkhangelsk Region has been selected by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation for federal co-financing of expenses for the construction of solid municipal waste management facilities, said Alexander Stotsky, Director General of the Arctic Development Project Office.
The second meeting of the Russian-Asian Consortium for Arctic Research to be held on November 29
14 november 2022
The second meeting of the Russian-Asian Consortium for Arctic Research (RACAR), initiated by the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) and the international organization "Northern Forum" will be held at the IV "Northern Forum on Sustainable Development".
Conference "Personnel for the Arctic" to be held in St. Petersburg
11 november 2022
The conference "Personnel for the Arctic" will be held at the Congress Center "Petrocongress" on November 22, 2022.
In the Arkhangelsk region it is planned to create a second territory in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
10 november 2022
In accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic and the government of the Arkhangelsk region in Pomorie, it is planned to create a second territory in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, where a special legal regime for business activities will be established, the press service of the government of the region reported.
Vladimir Putin instructed to study the problems of volunteers when cleaning the Arctic
09 november 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed until December 1 to study the problems encountered by volunteers during the collection and disposal of waste in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, to amend legislation if necessary and to submit proposals for financing their work.
