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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
Yamal gas transported for the first time along the Northern Sea Route to Asia
29 june 2023
The first tanker with Yamal liquefied natural gas in 2023, accompanied by the icebreakers “Arctic” and “Siberia”, passed to Asia along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
Canada moves its Arctic center from Norway to Ottawa
28 june 2023
Canadian foreign ministry decided to shut down its Arctic center in Oslo and move it to home territory, National Post reported.
Prime ministers of the Nordic countries and Canada meet in Iceland to discuss cooperation
27 june 2023
On 26 June 2023, the Prime Ministers and the Heads of Government of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Åland Islands, Faroe Islands and Greenland met in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland.
Volunteers carry out a "big clean-up" on the shores of the Kola Bay
26 june 2023
On Friday, the participants of the All-Russian forum and festival, headlined ‘The Arctic. The Ice Has Broken,’ in Murmansk experienced Arctic polar night clean-up in the Abram-Mys area on the western coast of the Kola Bay.
Arctic ice could melt by 2030 - study
23 june 2023
The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by the 2030s, and even active measures to reduce emissions will only delay the inevitable, according to a new study.
Helium production to begin in the Mirny district of Yakutia
22 june 2023
The Mirny district of Yakutia will see the construction of the first natural gas to helium conversion plant. The agreement to carry out the project was signed by three participants at the Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Novatek prepares to ship the first floating plant for the Arctic LNG-2 project
21 june 2023
The Russian company Novatek is preparing to ship the first floating liquefied gas plant of the Arctic LNG-2 project, planning to start production of liquefied fuel this year.
