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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...
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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
Nornickel to build two port terminals in Krasnoyarsk Territory
02 september 2025
Norilsk Nickel plans to build two terminals for the Dudinka port, said Andrey Grachev, Vice President for Regional Programs at the company.
Canada does not intend to develop cooperation with Russia in the Arctic
21 april 2025
The Canadian authorities do not intend to develop cooperation with Russia in the Arctic, said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recently took office.
The Russian space station to help in the development of the Arctic
18 april 2025
The Russian orbital station will help in solving the problems of Arctic exploration, said in an interview to ria.ru Sergey Chernyshev, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Russia successfully tested a frost-resistant material for strengthening roads in the Arctic
15 april 2025
A biopolymer frost-resistant material developed in Novosibirsk to improve the strength of roads in the Arctic has been successfully tested, said Sergey Golovin, head of the advanced engineering school of Novosibirsk State University. Due to temperature fluctuations, the ground cover often degrades, which creates risks for the infrastructure being built on the ground.
Russian scientists develop new method to monitor sea ice cover
10 april 2025
Russian scientists have proposed a new method to monitor the ice cover of the world's oceans, which tracks changes in the frequencies of radio waves emitted by GPS and GLONASS satellites reflected from the Earth's surface.
"Yakutia" icebreaker put into operation at Baltic Shipyard
09 april 2025
The Arctic is preparing to receive a new heavyweight - the nuclear icebreaker "Yakutia", the fourth in the line of unique vessels of the 22220 project. The vessel has left the outfitting quay of the Baltic Shipyard and headed for Murmansk, its port of permanent residence.
Blimps to become an important transport for the Arctic
08 april 2025
Rostec State Corporation believes that blimps have the potential to become an effective means of cargo delivery in the Russian Arctic.
