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

Yakutian Diamond Company Gets Nod to Acquire 100% Share in OJSC Nizhne-Lenskoye

03 december 2012

On November, 28, 2012 Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service at Republic Sakha (Yakutia) considered application of Yakutian Diamond Company Ltd. having approved acquisition of 100% voting shares in OJSC Nizhne-Lenskoye, SakhaNews reported citing Regionfas.ru.
Previously, Ministry of Property and Land Relations of Republic Sakha (Yakutia) announced an auction on disposal of registered ordinary shares in OJSC Nizhne-Lenskoye. A total of 25,901,806 units, equivalent of 51% of the company’s share capital, to be put on sale, yktimes.ru reported.
Starting price for the shares is set at RUB 3,500,000,000. Applications for participation in the auction are to be filed till December 4, 2012, while the auction will be closed on December 8, 2012.