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Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products
Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...
30 september 2024
Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...
23 september 2024
Get-Diamonds returns to JCK Las Vegas
24 may 2022
Get-Diamonds.com, the world’s largest B2B online platform for listing polished diamonds, owned by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), will return to the JCK Show in Las Vegas next month. At the show, the online platform will introduce innovative tools to increase benefits to retailers, including full door-to-door service.
India sees overall decline in diamond exports in April
24 may 2022
The official statistics released by GJEPC shows overall decline in the country’s diamond exports in April 2022. Thus, the export of polished diamonds fetched US$ 2159.64 million against US$ 2221.81 million a year earlier or down 2.8%. The country imported US$ 111.91 million worth of polished goods as compared with US$ 137.32 million in the same period last year producing an 18.5% slump.
Richmond lost € 168 million suspending commercial activities in Russia while displaying otherwise outstanding performance in financial year ended 31 March 2022
23 may 2022
Richmond, a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding reporting otherwise high performance for the financial year ended 31 March 2022, said that suspension of commercial activities in Russia resulted in the loss of € 168 million.
India eyes lab-growns as a means towards more self-reliant cutting and polishing industry
23 may 2022
GJEPC officials present last week at a meeting on the lab-grown diamond industry chaired by Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry said lab-grown diamonds (LGD) have the potential to build and sustain a stronger and more self-reliant domestic cutting and polishing industry.
Sarine Technologies once again takes legal actions against intellectual property infringements
23 may 2022
Sarine Technologies has further expanded its enforcement efforts against intellectual property (IP) piracy in India by taking additional legal actions against suspected infringers, the company said in a statement for the press.
Mountain Province Diamonds announces multiple kimberlite intersections at Kennady North Project
20 may 2022
Mountain Province Diamonds released a statement saying the company discovered several intersections of kimberlite at its 100%-held Kennady North Project in Canada. The Kennady North Project consists of over 107,000 hectares of claims and leases that completely surround the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine.
Morgan Stanley believes that De Beers is expanding its share in the diamond market
20 may 2022
The Morgan Stanley Bank, commenting on higher sales De Beers had in the fourth trading cycle, said that this improvement occurred along with a significant decrease in India's rough imports, which indicates an increase in De Beers' share in the rough diamond market amid reluctance to buy rough diamonds from Russian producer ALROSA.
Christie’s New York will spark The Light of Africa in early June
20 may 2022
Christie’s New York said its Magnificent Jewels auction slated for June 8, 2022 will put The Light of Africa Diamond on the block with an estimate ranging between $11,000,000 to $18,000,000.
ALROSA sees increased domestic interest to investments in polished diamonds amid hard currency restrictions
19 may 2022
Since early March, ALROSA has noted a multiple increase in interest among domestic customers to investing in polished diamonds amid hard currency restrictions. TASS was told this by the diamond miner’s media communications service.
Sarine Technologies realises revenues of US$15.6 million in the first quarter of 2022
19 may 2022
Sarine Technologies earned US$15.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, only 9.9% less than its exceptionally strong first quarter of 2021, with a robust gross margin of 71.8%, the company said in its trading update for investors.
