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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
Scientists are divining the future of Earth’s ice-covered oceans at their fringes
22 september 2022
(arctictoday.com) - One of the harshest and most dynamic regions on Earth is the marginal ice zone — the place where ocean waves meet sea ice, which is formed by freezing of the ocean’s surface. Published Monday, a themed issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A reviews the rapid progress researchers have made over the past decade in understanding and modelling this challenging environment. This research is vital for us to better understand the complex interactions of Earth’s climate systems. That’s because the marginal ice zone plays a role in the seasonal freezing and thawing of the oceans.
China's interest in Arctic fish resources
21 september 2022
Arctic fish resources are concentrated mainly where warm currents penetrate into the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean. For many years, most of the Arctic was an icy desert with extremely low fish stocks and for this reason was not of significant interest in terms of industrial fishing. Today, when the ice cover is rapidly being depleted due to climate warming, fish feel much more comfortable in the Arctic. Fish migration naturally attracts not only marine animals, but also people who are looking for alternative fishing opportunities to replace the depleted resources of the southern seas.
Satellite observations show that Arctic sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate
20 september 2022
Satellite observations show that in just two decades, the Arctic has lost about a third of its winter sea ice volume. Experts also note that its thickness is probably thinner than previously thought.
"Treasures of the North 2022"
19 september 2022
The Moscow All-Russian Exhibition Center hosted an international tradeshow, “Treasures of the North” on September 14-18, at which 24 northern, Siberian and Far Eastern regions of the country presented their original culture, traditions, crafts and arts.
Norilsk Nickel announces the launch of a grant competition
16 september 2022
Norilsk Nickel announced the launch of a competition for social projects being part of the World of New Opportunities charity program. Non-profit organizations, state and municipal institutions, as well as corporate volunteers of the company's enterprises can apply for grants from 100,000 rubles up to 6.5 million rubles to support their socially beneficial initiatives. The total grant fund of the competition is 155 million rubles. The project implementation geography includes Norilsk and the Taimyr Dolgano-Nenetsky municipal district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Monchegorsk and the Pechenga District of the Murmansk Province, Chita and the Gazimuro-Zavodsky District of the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Why Arctic lakes are disappearing
15 september 2022
Analyzing a set of high-resolution satellite data, American scientists have revealed the unexpected drying of Arctic lakes since the early 2000s. The results of the study were published at the end of August in the magazine Nature Climate Change.
Expert: a "digital twin" should be created for Norilsk
14 september 2022
A "digital twin" should be created for the Norilsk further development and included in the city's development strategy, said Alexander Vorotnikov, Deputy CEO of Project Office for Arctic Development, at a meeting of the Project Expert Center’s discussion club. A "digital twin" is a digital copy or representation of a physical object.
