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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
Giant viruses discovered in the depths of the Arctic
13 september 2022
Canadian researchers from Laval University in Quebec have discovered giant viruses in the Milne Fjord epishelf lake in the Arctic Ocean. The lake is located on floating ice shelves 800 km away from the North Pole. Fresh water in the reservoir is located above a layer of salt water.
The North region requires an integrated approach
12 september 2022
The economic well-being of the Russian Arctic areas, their life and security largely depend on the solution of problems in shipbuilding, ship repairing and the efficient use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Valery Semyonov, a member of the Federation Council Committee for Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Affairs of the North, expressed this opinion in his interview with PortNews magazine.
Arctic today: Nornickel increases traffic along the Northern Sea Route
09 september 2022
Nornickel, one of the oldest shippers of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), plans to increase the shipping to 2.4 million tons per year along the main Arctic highway, said Ravil Nasybullov, head of Nornickel's logistics department, during the Eastern Economic Forum 2022. During the winter navigation of 2021, the company transported about 1.9 million tons of cargo via the NSR, 0.5 million tons more than in 2020.
The US to create the post of Ambassador for the Arctic
08 september 2022
The position of the US ambassador to the Arctic should be submitted for approval to the Senate, bienpublic.com reports.
Currently, the US coordinator for the Arctic is a professional diplomat Jim Dehart.
Nornickel: New housing in Norilsk will be built by developer proof-tested by the Far North
07 september 2022
To implement a large-scale housing renovation program in polar Norilsk, Nornickel together with the city administration and the Ministry of Construction of the Krasnoyarsk Territory decided to attract a reliable developer with extensive experience in the Russian Arctic. The construction of the first two modern multi-story new buildings in the city was undertaken by Grad, a Krasnoyarsk-based company. The need for housing renovation in Norilsk is long overdue: mass building in the city was carried out mainly in the 1940-1960s, new construction projects have not been implemented here for a long time. The municipal housing facilities consist of more than 850 apartment buildings, and the depreciation of the buildings has reached almost 45%. Due to extreme climatic conditions, buildings quickly become dilapidated: their bases are deformed, wall panels and blocks are physically worn out. As part of the large-scale renovation program launched in 2021 by Nornickel until 2035, about 100 new residential buildings are planned to be built in the city. This will allow more than 10,000 families to celebrate their long-awaited housewarming.
Employees of Rosprirodnadzor rescue wounded polar bear in Taimyr
06 september 2022
The wounded animal was found in Dixon on Saturday. It was decided to send veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo to help the Red Book animal.
Elders of indigenous peoples of the North do not trust FPIC imposed from abroad
06 september 2022
The field phase of the high-latitudinal expedition on the Kola Peninsula organized by the Center for Arctic and Siberian Research, a division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has been completed.
