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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
EU Cohesion Policy: €467 million for cooperation actions in the North West Europe, Atlantic and Arctic area
12 october 2022
The European Commission will invest €467 million from European Regional Development Fund in the 2021-2027 programming period for cooperation actions in the North West Europe, Atlantic and Arctic area – especially, in the field of environment and resilience against climate change.
The United States will build three new icebreakers for the Arctic development
11 october 2022
The United States plans to build three new icebreakers to explore the Arctic, according to a senior US administration official announcing it on Friday during a telephone briefing about a new US strategy for the Arctic region.
The importance of public discussions on the implementation of measures in the ESG sphere reflected in the Norilsk Nickel’s corporate policies and policy statements
10 october 2022
The concept of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) encourages companies to think strategically and plan for the long term. The key stakeholders are the company’s employees and the local population, customers, investors, public organizations, and the state as a whole. This is the simplest and clearest explanation of what ESG is for a modern company interested in the long-term and sustainable development.
In the Krasnoyarsk territory mining began at the northernmost coal deposit
07 october 2022
The development of the Syradasay coal deposit has begun in Taimyr. The first coal has already been loaded. This was announced by the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss in his Telegram channel.
Norilsk Nickel to create its own export fleet
06 october 2022
Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, is considering the possibility of forming its own fleet in order to guarantee the export of products. This, according to TASS, was stated by Ravil Nasybullov, director of the logistics department of the company during the All-Russian Maritime Congress.
Finland blocks legal export of Russian icebreaker
05 october 2022
The Finnish Foreign Ministry reported today that it is preventing the export of the icebreaker ordered by Russia to this nation's shipyards. It is the contract construction of the Russian mining and metallurgical company Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel).
Research indicates Western Arctic Ocean is acidifying four times faster than other oceans
04 october 2022
The Western Arctic Ocean is acidifying four times faster than other oceans as ice melts at record speeds. Melting ice has increased how fast Arctic waters are absorbing carbon dioxide, making them more acidic faster. The change could disrupt entire marine ecosystems.
