Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns

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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

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19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

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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...

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OJSC PE Kristall summarized the results of exclusive polished diamond auction

08 june 2012

The leading Russian manufacturer of polished diamonds, Smolensk-based OJSC PE Kristall posted the results of auction sale of exclusive polished diamonds which took place from 14 to 29 May 2012, Rough&Polished were reported at the company.
Within the scope of the auction Kristall offered a total of 55 polished stones weighing in the aggregate 190 carats.
Following the results of the auction 41 lots were sold, the total weight of diamonds equaled 145.62 carats.
Kristall said it yielded over $2.2 million at the recent polished diamond auction.
The next diamond sale will be conducted in September 2012.

Tatiana Alexandrova, Rough&Polished, Moscow