De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...

22 july 2024

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa

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15 july 2024

Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest

Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.

02 july 2024

Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer

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24 june 2024

Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible,"  he does not think this is a route Anglo American...

17 june 2024

Norilsk Nickel discussed joint business projects with Tangshan Administration

13 july 2023

Vitaly Busko, Vice President of Innovation at Norilsk Nickel, told colleagues from China about the Russian company's sustainable growth strategy and its plans to develop the production of components for the battery industry.

During a meeting at the Norilsk Nickel head office in Moscow City with the administration of Tangshan, one of the largest cities in the eastern province of Hebei, the parties agreed to continue negotiations on specific opportunities for the construction of joint business projects.

The Chinese delegation at the talks was headed by Wu Weidong, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC of Hebei Province.

The next meeting will be held in China.

Hebei Province, one of the largest industrial centers in China, has embarked on the development of the industry of alternative energy sources, the press service of Norilsk Nickel notes.

As previously reported, the company plans to test catalysts for hydrogen energy in the Chinese market.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished