Tshepo Molusi: South Africa establishes dedicated diamond retail shop in China

T3 Diamonds founder Tshepo Molusi told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa at the inaugural South Africa Diamond Show in Cape Town that the shop opened an opportunity for diamond manufacturers under the incubation to export their products to China. He...

17 february 2025

Nosiphiwo Mzamo: South Africa’s State Diamond Trader to buy diamonds from other African countries

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10 february 2025

Edahn Golan: Halo effect from lab-grown diamonds driving high demand for large, 2-carat natural stones in the U.S.

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that their research found a halo effect from lab-grown diamonds. He said the trend among lab-grown diamond...

27 january 2025

Paul Zimnisky: We will see a modest recovery in natural diamond demand and prices in 2025

According to Paul Zimnisky, an independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant based in the New York metro area, the natural diamond industry will see a modest recovery in demand and prices this year. Zimnisky said a moderate recovery would...

13 january 2025

African Diamond Council makes traceability its top priority, wants KP to embrace Authentia.io

The African Diamond Council (ADC) has made traceability its foremost priority and has been contributing to a traceability solution called Authentia.io for the last three and a half years, which is now ready to globally satisfy the traceability...

16 december 2024

Norilsk Nickel to publish financial results on February 10

04 february 2025

Norilsk Nickel will publish its IFRS financial results for 2024 on February 10 and hold a conference call with representatives of the investment community.

At the meeting, the company will discuss the results of the past year and its plans for 2025.

Also on February 12, the Norilsk Nickel team will talk about key events in the platinum and palladium market on BCS Live.

On October 21, Moscow Exchange launched new investment instruments backed by Norilsk Nickel's platinum and palladium. Trading expands investors' opportunities to diversify their portfolios and provides direct access to the platinum group metals market. The instruments make it possible to effectively respond to market changes and take advantage of the potential for growth in platinum and palladium prices.

Earlier, the mining and metals company released production results for 2024 and reported that nickel output was slightly higher than the annual guidance and amounted to 205,067 tonnes, while output of other metals increased slightly.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished