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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
Volunteers from Norilsk Nickel came to the aid of the Lapland Nature Reserve
17 august 2022
The volunteers of the second eco-shift of the Norilsk Nickel’s “Poneslos” (Things Got Rolling) eco-marathon helped the employees of the Lapland Nature Reserve once again. This season, the volunteers are now busy repairing excursion trails, painting poles and improving the road leading to the Reserve.
Novatek to order in Turkey floating power plant for Arctic LNG-2
17 august 2022
The power supply of the first line of the Arctic LNG-2 plant will be provided by a floating power plant with a capacity of up to 400 MW, powered by gas piston engines. Novatek, the operator of the project, intends to order such a station from the Turkish company Karpowership.
Volunteers with the support of Norilsk Nickel collected more than 200 tons of garbage in Nikel
16 august 2022
About 208 tonnes of waste were collected within 11 days by the volunteers of the federal Clean Arctic ecological project and the volunteers of the World Tree Camp set up with the support of the Norilsk Nickel company, the Prime Sponsor of the project.
New residents of the Arctic zone in Chukotka to increase the production of precious metals to 400 kg
16 august 2022
The new resident companies of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in Chukotka - Arktikgeoldobycha and GOLDARCTIC - will increase the production of precious metals to 400 kg by 2027, TASS said citing the media communication service of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic.
Norilsk may become a key point for the development of the Arctic
12 august 2022
The agreement on cooperation and interaction in the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation was signed by Dmitry Karasev, Mayor of Norilsk and Alexander Stotsky, Director General of the autonomous non–profit organization "Expert Center - Arctic Development Project Office" (PORA in Russian abbreviation).
Indigenous peoples of the North will take part in the Eastern Economic Forum
11 august 2022
Leaders of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East will take part in business and cultural events at the 7th Eastern Economic Forum, which will be held from 5 to 8 September in Vladivostok, said the statement released by the Roscongress Foundation, the organizer of the Forum.
Companies are to conclude contracts on the annual cargo flow along the Northern Sea Route by October
10 august 2022
Companies were given time until October 1, 2022 to conclude agreements with the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East on the annual cargo flow along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to a government decree.
