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

Lyudmila Vysotskaya: Amber is a mystical stone, a living substance

Lyudmila Vysotskaya is a Kaliningrad-based amber artist and designer, expert, chairwoman of the Amber Academy and member of the Creative Union of Artists in Decorative and Applied Arts. This summer, visitors could admire the art works by Lyudmila Vysotskaya...

30 july 2024

Su-Raj Diamonds Plans to Raise Capital

04 january 2012

Su-Raj Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd. plans to raise capital through preferential issue of up to 36.4 million equity shares of INR 10 each to foreign institutional investors, Rapaport reported. The company will hold an extraordinary general meeting on January 18, 2012 to obtain shareholder consent.
The company has proposed shares to Passage to India Master Fund Ltd., Sparrow Asia Diversified Opportunities Fund, Davos International Fund and Leman Diversified Fund.
Funds raised from the offering will be utilized for augmenting long term capital resources and to meet growth requirements, Su-Raj Diamonds stated. The company is yet to price the issue.
Su-Raj Diamonds is a manufacturer and exporter of polished diamonds, gold, silver and platinum jewelry studded with diamonds, color stones and semi precious stones as well as plain jewelry.