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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
Alexey Moiseev opens jewelry exhibition dedicated to the 220th anniversary of the Russian Ministry of Finance
18 may 2022
Russia’s Ministry of Finance hosted the ceremony inaugurating the jewelry exhibition dedicated to its 220th anniversary. The exposition will be available to the ministry’s employees and guests from May 16 to May 20. The exhibition presents unique works of CHAMOVSKIKH, Goznak, Argentov, Ilgiz Fazulzyanov, Evgeny Butenko, Nikolai Balmasov, and Rodis.
Synthetic diamonds poised to expand their market share
17 may 2022
Speaking at the Investing in African Mining Indaba on Monday, Botswana's Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Moagi said the ban on Russia diamonds might push prices up to the benefit of rival producers, but he also said the gap would be hard to fill.
Brilliant Earth Group increased sales by 41.5% in the first quarter
17 may 2022
Brilliant Earth Group, an innovative digital jewelry company and a global leader in fine jewelry, announced its first-quarter 2022 sales of $100 million, up 41.5% year-on-year. The company's net income for the first quarter was $3.4 million.
Investment platform, LUXUS, gives investors opportunity to invest in rare diamonds and gems
17 may 2022
Backed by American entrepreneur and fashion designer Veronica M. Beard, current and former Blackstone executives, and other notable investors, LUXUS will partner with Kwiat/Fred Leighton to launch inaugural rare Argyle pink diamond.
WPIC: Platinum supply fell 13% in the first quarter, while demand went down by 26%
16 may 2022
The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said in its latest quarterly report that year-on-year quarterly supply and demand were down more than expected, at 13% and 26% respectively.
Titan reports profit of Rs 232.68 billion in fiscal 2022
16 may 2022
Indian jewelery maker Titan, part of the TATA Group, has reported a profit of Rs 232.68 billion in fiscal year 2022. This will allow Titan to increase its core jewelry business by a factor of 2.5 in the course of five years opening more than 600 jewelry stores in 300 cities within the next three years.
Pandora will build a factory in Vietnam able to churn out 60 million pieces of jewellery every year
16 may 2022
Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, signed a memorandum of understanding to build a new jewellery crafting facility in Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park 3 (VSIP) in Binh Duong Province, about 40km north of Ho Chi Minh City. The new facility will be owered by 100% renewable energy. It will create jobs for more than 6,000 craftspeople and have an annual capacity of 60 million pieces of jewellery.
Norilsk Nickel receives government permission to trade depository receipts on foreign exchanges
13 may 2022
Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of nickel and platinum group metals, has received government permission to continue placing its depositary receipts on foreign exchanges, attracting investments.
China’s Panyu to host International Laboratory-Grown Diamond Industry Development and Innovation Congress this May
13 may 2022
Panyu, an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou in China will welcome the First China International Laboratory-Grown Diamond Industry Development and Innovation Congress (LGD-IDIC) to be held on May 18-19, 2022.
TAGS sells almost 90% of diamond goods presented at its May tender
13 may 2022
Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) put on the block over $30 million of high quality Southern African diamond production at its May tender of which almost 90% was sold. The tender house said that the diamond goods contained 143 single stones weighing 10 carats and more. The trading event attracted close to 100 companies representing all the major diamond centres.
